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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Protection available since | 15 June 2005 21:12:09 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 18 January 2006 13:31:23 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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<Windows system folder>\MyGame.exe
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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W32/LameYear-A is a worm for the Windows platform.
When run, W32/LameYear-A copies itself to the following locations:
A:\GameOfTheYear.exe
C:\GameOfTheYear.exe
<Windows system folder>\MyGame.exe
The worm sets the following registry entry in order to run each time a user logs on:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Load
<Windows system folder>\MyGame.exe
W32/LameYear-A waits a random number of seconds and then attempts to restore the worm copies and registry entries.
The worm searches the hard disk for files with the EXE file extension and creates worm copies in altername locations using the filenames found - easily leading to worm copies being run where utilities were intended.
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