It spreads and affects other computers.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
Affected platforms:
Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95/3.X
First detected on:
Jan. 8, 2008
Detection updated on:
Jan. 8, 2008
Statistics
No
Proactive protection:
Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
Brief Description
Autorun.LG is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:
It deletes the original file from which it was run once it is installed on the computer.
Autorun.LG uses the following propagation or distribution methods:
Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
File infection: it infects different types of files, which are then distributed through any of the usual means: floppy disks, email messages with attachments, Internet download, files transferred via FTP, IRC channels, P2P file sharing networks, etc.