Sophos

W32/DelMP3-A

Aliases
  • W32/Deletemp3.worm
  • Virus.Win32.AutoRun.ah
  • Win32/AutoRun.AH
  • WORM_DELF.HXZ
  • W32.Deletemusic
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Removable storage devices
  • Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from September 2007 (4.21)
Protection available since 2 August 2007 16:08:23 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

More Information

W32/DelMP3-A is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/DelMP3-A spreads via removable drives and network shares.

The worm deletes files with the MP3 extension.

When W32/DelMP3-A is installed the following files are created:

\config\àutorun.inf
\logon.bat

The following registry entry is created to run logon.bat on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
Worms
\logon.bat

The following registry entry is set, disabling system software:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
DisableTaskMgr
1

The following registry entry is set:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFolderOptions
1

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