New Malware Arrives as MP3 File

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PandaLabs has detected what appears to be a Cisum.A, a worm with characteristics that include insulting the user by displaying "YOU ARE AN IDIOT" on screen, while playing an MP3 audio file that repeats the same phrase.

Cisum.A can only spread automatically across computer networks. If a network user runs the file carrying Cisum.A, this worm copies itself under the name ProjectX.exe to the root directory of the shared drives on the computer.

The malware also ends the processes belonging to antivirus programs and other IT security applications, leaving the computer vulnerable to attack from other viruses or hackers. It creates several entries in the Windows Registry in order to ensure that it is run whenever the computer starts up.

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