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SOBIG.C WORM SPREADS IN THE WILD

Virus Name  : W32.Sobig.C@mm

Alias             : I-Worm.Sobig.c, WORM_SOBIG.C, W32/Sobig-C, Sobig.C Worm

Virus type    : Internet worm

Threat level : Medium

Virus details :

                     Sobig.C worm uses e-mail addresses collected from DBX, HTML, DBX, EML, HML, TXT and WAB files to send infected messages. It is very similar to Sobig.B Worm. Sobig.C infects Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT, XP systems. It also copies to shared network drives. 

                     The worm arrives with the following details. The infected e-mail attachment is chosen from the list given below

screensaver.scr
application.pif
approved.pif 
documents.pif 
movie.pif 
submited.pif 
document.pif
45443.pif

Subject is chosen from the list given below

  • Approved
  • Re: Approved
  • Re: Movie 
  • Re: application
  • Re: Your application
  • Re: 45443-343556
  • Re: Submited (004756-3463)

                     The email body contains the text "Please see the attached file." and the sender field is randomly chosen by the worm from hard disk or bill@microsoft.com. The e-mail attachment size varies between 51KB ~ 59KB.

                     When the infected attachment is executed, the worm copies itself to Windows folder as "mscvb32.exe". Sobig.C worm creates new keys in the registry Run section to load automatically. The registry modification is given below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
"System MScvb" = %Windows%\mscvb32.exe 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
"System MScvb" = %Windows%\mscvb32.exe 

                     Sobig.C worm copies to the shared network drives startup folder in the remote machine. So the infected files will be executed automatically on the next startup. It copies to the following shared drives

\Windows\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

The worm will stop spreading after 8th of June 2003.

How can I protect my system?

                   Solo has incorporated Sobig.C worm in its signature file to protect users from this worm attack. Solo antivirus registered users are already protected from this worm. Make sure that you have installed registered version of Solo Antivirus to protect your system from all virus threats.

How to remove this worm?

                   Solo antivirus can detect and remove Sobig.C Worm safely. Use the following link to Download 30 day trial version of Solo antivirus [1670 KB] to remove viruses from your computer.

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