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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 | 5 May 2008 23:23:46 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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When first run W32/Shahrokh-A creates the following files:
<System>\explorer.exe - copy of itself
<System>\service.exe - copy of itself
<System>\tmp.exe - copy of itself
<Root>\autorun.exe - copy of itself
<System>\autorun.inf - can be safely deleted
W32/Shahrokh-A spreads via removable media by creating the following files on each drive it finds on the computer:
<Root>\autorun.exe - copy of itself
<Root>\Shahrokh.exe - copy of itself
<Root>\autorun.inf - can be safely deleted
W32/Shahrokh-A creates the following registry entry to start itself:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Network Services
<System>\Service.exe
