Windows Infection Affecting All Drives, All Networks, All Removable Devices!

Yet another piece of worm attempts to infect most Windows flavors, including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. However, it's not that kind of threat which can be ignored, because once it reaches your computer, it will automatically copy itself on all network shares, on all removable drives, such as USB flash devices, and on all physical drives starting with C: and ending with Z:. There's no safe place on your computer, as you can see. Obviously, security vendor Trend Micro reported that the WORM_SOLOW.AD worm has a high distribution potential, but an "innocent" low damage potential.

"This worm may be dropped by other malware. It may also be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites," Trend Micro wrote in the advisory. "It also drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute its dropped copies when the said drives are accessed."

In addition to all the propagation techniques, the worm also attempts to add a new registry entry, in order to be sure that it starts every time with the operating system fully loaded. As the threat is pretty new (2th of December, 2007), there have been no reports concerning the number of the computers affected by the worm. However, keep an eye on the news so that you can find out if the infection threatens your system.

Since WORM_SOLOW.AD automatically copies itself on any clean device/computer/location it finds, it is important to keep your computer up-to-date with the latest patches and install the latest virus definitions, for your antivirus solution. This way, you can be sure that the worm will not manage to reach your computer and you will keep your data away from unauthorized access.

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