Remove W32.Sobig.E. Description and removal instructions

Title: W32.Sobig.E
Type: Worms	Severity scale: (60 / 100)

This worm propagates via network shares and via email using its own SMTP engine. It gathers its target email addresses from files with the extensions:
WAB, DBX, HTM, HTML, EML, TXT

From field is such that a different email address appears instead of the email account it uses to send the messages. It can use support@yahoo.com, an email address that it has obtained from the system, or the user name and the domain of the currently logged on user.

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W32.Sobig.E properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic W32.Sobig.E removal:

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W32.Sobig.E manual removal:

Kill processes:
i-worm.sobig.exe

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Delete registry values:
i-worm.sobig.exe

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Other programs to remove W32.Sobig.E:

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 09/04/04

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