WORM_DOWNLOADER_0000003.TOMA
Worm:Win32/Emerleox.gen!A (Microsoft); [00077000.EXE]:Generic.dx (McAfee); Trojan.Gen (Symantec); Worm.Win32.AutoRun.cy (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan.Delf.OTS (FSecure)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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
851,968 bytes
EXE
No
04 Jan 2012
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.
Other System Modifications
This worm deletes the following files:
- %System%\sexit.dat
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
9.200
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_DOWNLOADER_0000003.TOMA. 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 this Knowledge Base page for more information.
Step 3
Restore this file from backup only Microsoft-related files will be restored. If this malware/grayware also deleted files related to programs that are not from Microsoft, please reinstall those programs on you computer again. %System%\sexit.dat
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