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| How it spreads |
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|---|---|
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Protection available since | 25 November 2005 00:22:04 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
- Endpoint Security and Control 9.0
- Small business solutions 4.0
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W32/VBSilly-A is a worm for the Windows platform.
W32/VBSilly-A spreads via file sharing on P2P networks.
When first run W32/VBSilly-A copies itself to:<System>\DBExecCom.exe
and also makes over 4000 copies of itself in popular file sharing locations on the local drive. Example filenames include:
<Desktop>\BearShare\++Members Area++.exe
<Desktop>\BearShare\Borland Delphi.exe
<User>\Documents\My Music\10000 Playstation Cheats.exe
<User>\Documents\My Music\300 Things To Do When You Are Bored.exe
<User>\Documents\My Music\Blow Up Britneys Boobs.exe
<User>\Documents\My Music\Setup.exe
<User>\Documents\My Music\WinAmp Skin Generator.exe
<Common Files>\Microsoft Shared\AOL Hacker.exe
<Common Files>\Microsoft Shared\Cakewalk Sonar Latest.exe
<Program Files>\KaZaA Lite\My Shared Folder\Adult XXX Game.exe
<Program Files>\KaZaA Lite\My Shared Folder\MS Powerpoint Crack.exe
<Program Files>\KaZaA Lite\My Shared Folder\Need For Speed Underground.exe
<Program Files>\Kmd\My Shared Folder\Lord Of The Rings PC Crack.exe
<Program Files>\Limewire\My Shared Folder\Ipod.exe
<Program Files>\MSN Messenger\shared folder\DOS 6.2.exe
<Program Files>\MSN Messenger\shared folder\Macromedia Flash Full KeyGeN.exe
<Program Files>\Messenger\shared folder\Final Fantasy Setup.exe
<Program Files>\Morpheus\My Shared Folder\Email.exe
<Program Files>\Morpheus\My Shared Folder\Explorer.exe
<Program Files>\Shareaza\Briana Banks.exe
<Program Files>\bearshare\Adobe AllProducts Activation.exe
<Program Files>\bearshare\shared\Rollercoaster Tycoon 2Crack+Serial.exe
<Program Files>\eDonkey2000\My Shared Folder\Ibiza Anthems.exe
<Program Files>\icq\shared files\Kazaa Accelerator Plus.exe
<Program Files>\icq\shared files\xxx.exe
W32/VBSilly-A creates the following registry entries to run DBExecCom.exe on startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Win Validation Application
<System>\DBExecCom.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Win Validation Application
<System>\DBExecCom.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Win Validation Application
<System>\DBExecCom.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Win Validation Application
<System>\DBExecCom.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Win Validation Application
<System>\DBExecCom.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
Win Validation Application
<System>\DBExecCom.exe
