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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Protection available since | 10 May 2006 19:40:47 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 30 May 2006 06:16:07 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Hoots-A is a worm for the Windows platform.
The worm spreads through network shares. W32/Hoots-A may also print images to network printers.
The worm consists of two EXE components using the filenames "o rly.exe" and "check.exe"
W32/Hoots-A creates a copy of itself to the following location:
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\o rly.exe"
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