Worm/Zimuse.A - Worm

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Virus:	Worm/Zimuse.A
Date discovered:	25/01/2010
Type:	Worm
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	Medium
Distribution Potential:	Low to medium
Damage Potential:	Medium to high
Static file:	No
IVDF version:	7.10.03.65 - Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:29 (GMT+1)

General Method of propagation:
• Autorun feature

Aliases:
   • Symantec: W32.Zimuse
   • Kaspersky: Virus.Win32.Mseus.a
   • F-Secure: Dropped:Worm.Zimus.A
   • Sophos: W32/Mseus-A
   • VirusBuster: Worm.Mseus.A
   • Eset: Win32/Zimuse.B
   • Bitdefender: Worm.Zimuse.A

Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003

Side effects:
   • Drops malicious files
   • Registry modification

Right after execution it runs a windows application which will display the following window:

For more details see full description here .

Description inserted by Thomas Wegele on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:41 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Thomas Wegele on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:23 (GMT+1)

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