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| How it spreads |
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|---|---|
| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Characteristics |
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| Included in our products from | February 2009 (4.38) |
| Protection available since | 5 December 2008 11:32:37 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 4 January 2009 11:46:18 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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W32/AutoRun-RS is a worm for the Windows platform.
When run W32/AutoRun-RS copies itself to:
<Windows>\data.exe
<System>\data.exe
<System>\test.exe
and creates the file <System>\dotnetfx.dll - detected as W32/AutoRun-RS
W32/AutoRun-RS sets the following registry entries:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DotNetRecovery
(default)
A
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
.Net Recovery
rundll32.exe dotnetfx.dll,repair
W32/AutoRun-RS spreads via removable shared drives by copying itself to <Root>\1864.exe and creating the file <Root>\autorun.inf (detected as W32/AutoRun-RS).
