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WORM_STRAT.GEN-3

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This worm arrives as attachment to email messages spammed by another malware or a malicious user. It may be dropped by other malware. It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

It creates registry key(s)/entry(ies) as part of its installation routine. It modifies registry key(s)/entry(ies) as part of its installation routine.

It drops files/components. Trend Micro detects some of the dropped files as WORM_GENERIC. As a result, malicious routines of the downloaded files are exhibited on the affected system.

It connects to a certain Web site possibly to download files.




Original Source: http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/MalwareTop10/~3/335451266/default5.asp

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