Sophos

W32/Moze-A

Aliases
  • W32/Moze.worm
  • virus
  • Worm.P2P.Small.h
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Peer-to-peer
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 30 September 2004 08:00:41 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/Moze-A is a worm for the Windows platform.

When executed the worm will copy itself to the Windows folder as svchost.exe and will set the following autorun registry entry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Svchost = <Windows>\svchost.exe

W32/Moze-A will also copy itself to the KaZaa download folder with a name chosen from a predetermined list.

W32/Moze-A will also set the following registry entry to share itself:

HKCU\Software\Kazaa\LocalContent
DisableSharing = 0

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