WORM_AUTORUN.JWE
TrojanSpy:Win32/Bancos.ACM (Microsoft); PWS-Banker!hbc (McAfee); Downloader (Symantec); Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Delf.hixd (Kaspersky); Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT (Sunbelt); Trojan.Generic.7031765 (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.
It deletes itself after execution.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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 creates the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Macromidia
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name} on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name} on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Dropping Routine
This worm drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\Macromidia\web.txt
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Windows\Profiles\{user name} on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\Profiles\{user name} on Windows NT, and C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003.)
Other Details
This worm deletes itself after execution.
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
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
Search and delete this file
- %User Profile%\Macromidia\web.txt
Step 3
Search and delete this folder
- %User Profile%\Application Data\Macromidia
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as WORM_AUTORUN.JWE. 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.
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