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W32/MarioF-Gen

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Drops more malware
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 31 May 2008 03:12:08 (GMT)
Last updated 21 November 2009 04:26:22 (GMT)
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Action

Please follow the instructions for removing worms.

W32/MarioF-Gen locks some W32/MarioF-B files thereby preventing them from being scanned.

User should reboot and rescan after cleanup of W32/MarioF-Gen to ensure there is no W32/MarioF-B infection left over.

Some versions of W32/MarioF-Gen replace the existing copy of <System>\termsrv.dll and <System>\dllcache\termsrv.dll with an older version which allows concurrent connections. User may need to restore these files from Windows installation disk.

W32/MarioF-Gen enables Windows Terminal Server. User should disable this service if it is not required.

More Information

W32/MarioF-Gen copies itself to network shares that are protected by weak passwords.

After copying to a network share, W32/MarioF-Gen creates the SCNa service with the display name "SCNa Service" on the remote computer.

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