W32.Redlofs is a low risk worm that is currently affecting all versions of the Windows operating system.
The worm spreads by copying itself to hard drives and removable drives. Once these drives are connected to another computer, the worm will then copy itself to those drives and spread further.
On infected computers, the worm will copy itself [...]
W32.Redlofs
W32.Sigougou
This is a new worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The worm spreads via network shares and mapped drives.
On infected computers, the worm will copy itself to a file called “sbsb.exe”. The worm will also create numerous registry entries and will attempt to download files from remote locations. The remote files [...]
W32.Gaut.A
W32.Gaut is a new worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
The worm spreads via drives and instant messaging programs. It can spread to removable or fixed storage drives and if these are connected to other computers it will then attempt to spread to those drives.
The worm will add various registry keys and files [...]
W32.Kernelbot.A
W32.kernelbot.A is a worm currently affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows. This worm infects computers by exploiting the Microsoft RPC vulnerability.
If you haven’t been running Microsoft updates, then you should do so immediately. Microsoft has recently released some critical security updates that address many of these recent issues.
The worm is spreading through networks and via peer [...]
W32.Wecorl
This is a Worm affecting Windows XP and Windows Server 2000/2003. The worm spreads by using an exploit in the Microsoft RPC. You should make sure all of your windows updates have been installed to help avoid worms such as this.
The W32.Wecorl worm will copy itself to a .dat file and will also create several [...]
W32.Bluven
The W32.Bluven worm spreads across Windows operating systems. This currently affects all versions of Microsoft Windows.
The worm spreads across removable hard drives and flash drives. The worm will copy itself to the drives of infected PCs.
The worm will drop the following files onto infected drives:
Drive\B1uv3nth3×1.diz
Drive\msvbvm60.dll
Scan and remove W32.Bluven
W32.Poskiwing
W32.Poskiwing is yet another worm that is affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows.
This worm is spreading by copying itself to all removable and network drives on an infected system. Once a drive is infected and connected to another system, the worm can then infect that system and drives.
The worm opens a back door and then [...]
W32.Aurax
This is a fairly low risk worm threatening all versions of Windows operating systems. The worm spreads via removable drives and also via network shares.
While the worm itself is fairly low risk, if installed it can download further malware that could be very harmful to your system.
Files Affected:
%Windir%\Temp\rld[SINGLE NUMBER].tmp
%System%\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\History\desktop.ini
%System%\config\systemprofile\Cookies\index.dat
%System%config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\desktop.ini
The worm will [...]
Trojan.Autorun.TE
This is a type of autorun file that is used to execute code and install malware on computer systems. The autorun.inf can be created by different types of worms.
The infected autorun.inf file is placed in root (top level) directories of any type of fixed or removable drive. For drives with autorun enabled, the code inside [...]
W32.Rispif.A
This is a new worm that attacks any version of Windows. The worm spreads itself by attaching to any type of fixed or removable hard drive, A-Z.
If you are infected, the worm will create the following files:
C:\lo.tmp
%SYSTEM%\wuauclt.exe
%SYSTEM%\dllcache\wuauclt.exe
%SYSTEM%\wsotdet.dll
%SYSTEM%\wssndet.dll
It will also drop autorun files on drives that it infects.
The worm also edits the Windows Registry so that [...]
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