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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | June 2008 (4.30) |
| Protection available since | 11 April 2008 12:30:55 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/VB-DZE is a worm for the Windows platform.
W32/VB-DZE spreads by sending a link to the copy of the worm in a message using the Yahoo Instant Messenger.
When first run W32/VB-DZE copies itself to:
<Windows>\Help\Other.exe
<Windows>\dc.exe
<Windows>\inf\Other.exe
<Windows>\sviq.exe
<System>\Fun.exe
<System>\WinSit.exe
<System>\config\Win.exe
and creates the file <Windows>\wininit.ini.
The following registry entries are created to run dc.exe, Other.exe, sviq.exe, Fun.exe and Win.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
run
<System>\config\Win.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
dc2k5
<Windows>\SVIQ.EXE
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Fun
<System>\Fun.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
dc
<Windows>\dc.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
load
<Windows>\inf\Other.exe
The following registry entry is changed to run WinSit.exe on startup:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
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Explorer.exe <System>\WinSit.exe
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