WORM_AUTORUN.INO
Windows
Threat Type: Worm
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
4,551,680 bytes
EXE
Yes
05 Jul 2019
Arrival Details
This Worm arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This Worm drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- F:\New Folder (2).exe
- %System Root%\Documents and Settings\PEWPEWPEW\Start Menu\Programs\startup\New Folder (2).exe
- %System Root%\New Folder (2).exe
- D:\New Folder (2).exe
- %Windows%\New Folder (2).exe
(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.. %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
It adds the following processes:
- %Windows%\explorer.exe
(Note: %Windows% is the Windows folder, where it usually is C:\Windows on all Windows operating system versions.)
Dropping Routine
This Worm drops the following files:
- E:\New Folder (2).exe
- Q:\New Folder (2).exe
- J:\New Folder (2).exe
- L:\New Folder (2).exe
- I:\New Folder (2).exe
- O:\New Folder (2).exe
- Z:\New Folder (2).exe
- U:\New Folder (2).exe
- K:\New Folder (2).exe
- X:\New Folder (2).exe
- P:\New Folder (2).exe
- M:\New Folder (2).exe
- H:\New Folder (2).exe
- V:\New Folder (2).exe
- S:\New Folder (2).exe
- N:\New Folder (2).exe
- R:\New Folder (2).exe
- G:\New Folder (2).exe
- T:\New Folder (2).exe
- W:\New Folder (2).exe
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.850
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Identify and terminate files detected as WORM_AUTORUN.INO
- Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
- If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
- If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.
Step 3
Search and delete these components
- E:\New Folder (2).exe
- Q:\New Folder (2).exe
- J:\New Folder (2).exe
- L:\New Folder (2).exe
- I:\New Folder (2).exe
- O:\New Folder (2).exe
- Z:\New Folder (2).exe
- U:\New Folder (2).exe
- K:\New Folder (2).exe
- X:\New Folder (2).exe
- P:\New Folder (2).exe
- M:\New Folder (2).exe
- H:\New Folder (2).exe
- V:\New Folder (2).exe
- S:\New Folder (2).exe
- N:\New Folder (2).exe
- R:\New Folder (2).exe
- G:\New Folder (2).exe
- T:\New Folder (2).exe
- W:\New Folder (2).exe
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_AUTORUN.INO. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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