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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
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| Included in our products from | September 2004 (3.85) |
| Protection available since | 21 July 2004 14:56:40 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
Action
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry for each user who ran the virus. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export Range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entry:
HKCU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\
and remove any reference to any file you deleted.
Close the registry editor.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run and type Sysedit. Bring Win.ini to the front. In the [windows] section, Search for and delete the line 'load=<SYSTEM>\<random four-characters>.EXE' (where <random four-characters>.EXE is the file you deleted) Delete only that reference, not any other text.
Reboot your computer.
More Information
W32/Atak-C is a worm that arrives in an email with the following characteristics:
Subject lines:
Against!
AGAINST!
Revenge!
REVENGE!
<blank>
Attached file:
<random>.zip
W32/Atak-C harvests email addresses from files on the hard disk. W32/Atak-C is a worm that arrives in an email with the following characteristics:
Subject lines:
Against!
AGAINST!
Revenge!
REVENGE!
<blank>
Attached file:
<random>.zip
W32/Atak-C harvests email addresses from files on the hard disk.
When first run, W32/Atak-C copies itself to the Windows system folder using a random four-character name with a .EXE extension and sets the following registry entry to ensure it is run at system startup:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\
load = <SYSTEM>\<random four-characters>.EXE
W32/Atak-C will also add the following line to the win.ini file to ensure it is run at system startup:
load=<SYSTEM>\<random four-characters>.EXE
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