NETSKY.Q WORM SPREADS IN THE WILD

Virus Name  : W32.Netsky.Q@mm

Alias             : W32/Netsky-Q, W32/Netsky.Q@MM , Netsky.Q,   WORM_NETSKY.Q 

Virus type    : Internet Worm

Threat level : Medium

Virus details :

                     Netsky.Q is a modified variant of Netsky.P worm. This mass mailing worm spreads using  e-mail addresses collected from MSG, OFT, SHT, DBX, TBB, ADB, DOC, WAB, ASP, UIN, RTF, VBS, HTML, HTM, PL, PHP, TXT, SHTM, DHTM, CGI and EML files to distribute infected messages. Netsky.Q worm arrives as an e-mail attachment. The infected attachment name, message body and subject is randomly chosen by the worm. 

                     When the worm file is executed, it copies itself to Windows folder as "sysmonxp.exe". It also drops mass mailing component firewallloger.txt and other temporary files in the infected system.

                     Netsky.Q worm modifies registry run section to load automatically on the next startup. The registry modification is given below.

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
"SysmonXP"= %WINDOWS%\sysmonxp.exe

[ By default, %WINDOWS% will be C:\Windows in case of Windows 95/98/ME/XP, C:\Winnt in case of Windows NT/2000 ]

                    Netsky.Q worm uses its own SMTP engine to send infected messages. The infected attachment may contain a binary file or ZIP file. Netsky.Q worm is detected on 29th March 2004. 

How can I protect my system?

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