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W32/Autorun.worm.aaav

Posted: September 13, 2011

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 14
First Seen: September 13, 2011
Last Seen: January 10, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

W32/Autorun.worm.aaav is a malicious computer worm that can replicate itself across a network. W32/Autorun.worm.aaav adds its registry entry to run each time malicious media is inserted into the targeted PC. W32/Autorun.worm.aaav will also try to download and install corrupt files from the web. Delete W32/Autorun.worm.aaav immediately upon detection.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



c:\Program Files\Windows Common Files\Commgr.exe File name: c:\Program Files\Windows Common Files\Commgr.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
c:\RECYCLER\X-1-5-21-1960408961-725345543-839522115-1003\WinSysApp.exe File name: c:\RECYCLER\X-1-5-21-1960408961-725345543-839522115-1003\WinSysApp.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
c:\RECYCLER\X-1-5-21-1960408961-725345543-839522115-1003\info File name: c:\RECYCLER\X-1-5-21-1960408961-725345543-839522115-1003\info
Group: Malware file
%c:\Program Files\Windows Alerter\WinAlert.exe File name: %c:\Program Files\Windows Alerter\WinAlert.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunWindowMessenger = "C:\RECYCLER\X-1-5-21-1960408961-725345543-839522115-1003\WinSysApp.exe"Windows Alerter = "C:\Program Files\Windows Alerter\WinAlert.exe"Windows Common Files Manager = "C:\Program Files\Windows Common Files\Commgr.exe""HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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