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W32.Mapson.D.Worm

Posted: March 28, 2006

W32.Mapson.D.Worm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to all the contacts in the MSN Messenger contact list and also attempts to spread through file-sharing networks and ICQ. The worm also attempts to terminate some running applications, including antivirus, firewall, and computer-monitoring applications.

The subject line, message body, and attachment vary, but the attachment will have a .bat, .com, .exe, .scr, or .pif extension.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 %System%\RuxDLL32.exe
    2 C:\Falckon.vxd
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