Duload targets the KaZaA network. (News and Products).Kaspersky Labs reports that the network worm "Duload", is spreading across the KaZaA file-exchange network. They have already received several registered instances of infection in Italy. The worm itself is a Windows (PE EXE Exe (ĕks), river, c.55 mi (90 km) long, rising in the Exmoor, Somerset, SW England, and flowing S across the Cornwall peninsula, past Exeter to the English Channel at Exmouth. ) attachment written in Visual Basic. Currently two modifications of the Duload worm are known, each having a different file size: Worm. P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. .Duload.a -18432 bytes Worm. P2P.Duload.b - 7680 bytes (Compressed with UPX UPX Ultimate Packer for eXecutables UPX Ulead Photo Express utility) If the infected attachment is accidentally opened "Duload" copies itself to the Windows system directory under the name "SystemConfig.exe" and modifies the system registry so that this file automatically loads each time Windows is started. Next, the Duload worm creates a folder in the Windows directory called "Media" and copies itself to this directory under 39 different names. Such as: * Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-born actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author. And Tommy Lee This article is about the American drummer Tommy Lee. For other uses, see Tommy.
Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962), is a Greek American rock musician. Home Video.exe * Alicia Silverstone Payboy Nude.exe * Kama Sutra Tetris Tetris (Russian: Тетрис) is a , released on a large spectrum of platforms. Alexey Pajitnov originally designed and programmed the game in June 1985[1] .exe * Soldier Of Fortune 2 Mutiplayer Serial Hack.exe * The Sims Game Crack.exe * Warcraft 3 Battle.net Crack.exe "Duload" then once again modifies the system registry in order to make the "Media" folder accessible to all other KaZaA network users. One modification of the worm (Worm.P2P.Duload.a) also downloads from an Interact site several Trojan programs designed to establish the unauthorized remote management of victim computers. www.kaspersky.com |
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