Worm.Win32.Perlovga.a

The worm copies files from its working folders:

%WorkDir%\host.exe
%WorkDir%\autorun.inf

to the Windows root directory:

%WinDir%\svchost.exe
%WinDir%\autorun.inf

It then launches the following file for execution:

and ceases running.

If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program:

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the backdoor process.
2. Delete the original worm file (the location will depend on how the program originally penetrated the victim machine).
3. Delete the following files:

   %WinDir%\xcopy.exe
   %WinDir%\svchost.exe
   %WinDir%\autorun.inf

4. Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer (download a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus).

This worm copies itself and other malicious programs to system folders. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 1 221 bytes in size. It is packed using MEW. The unpacked file is approximately 98KB in size.

When launched, the worm copies its executable file to the Windows root directory: