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Autorun.MG | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Autorun.MG |
| Technical name: | W32/Autorun.MG.worm |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Worm |
| Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It spreads
, via mapped drives, by infecting files that are then distributed.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95/3.X |
| First detected on: | Jan. 15, 2008 |
| Detection updated on: | Jan. 15, 2008 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Autorun.MG 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.MG 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.
- Computer networks (mapped drives): it creates copies of itself in mapped drives.
- 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.
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