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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | June 2008 (4.30) |
| Protection available since | 17 April 2008 00:34:51 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/Netsky-BS is a worm for the Windows platform.
W32/Netsky-BS spreads via email.
When first run W32/Netsky-BS copies itself to <Windows>\winlogon.exe.
The following registry entry is created to run W32/Netsky-BS on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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<Windows>\winlogon.exe -stealth
