The Wecrol Worm
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010If you are not convinced you need antivirus pc software then the creation of yet another virus may change your mind. The new virus is called W32/Wecrol.a. This new virus is classed as a worm.
What is a worm?
A worm is a computer virus that can spread from computer to computer without any human action. The worm uses file and information transport features to travel by itself. Worms can cause a lot of damage to computers as they can copy themselves on your system and send out thousands of copies. Worms often use your email address book to send the virus to everyone you know and this can multiply pretty quickly if the worm continues to do this on several computers.
If a worm gets onto your computer or your server it can cause them to stop responding as the worm begins to take up too much system memory. Some worms burrow into your system and allow others to control your computer remotely for malicious intent.
The best antivirus software will prevent worms from getting onto your system and even protect from the latest worm Wecrol. The Wecrol worm copies itself to a temp directory, among other things it creates two registry files called Google and License. The ultimate goal of this worm is to connect with multiple domains so malware will begin downloading onto your system.
How can I avoid the Wecrol Worm?
As well as using good antivirus software you can avoid this virus by not executing any suspicious files ending in exe. If you already have the Wecrol Worm on your system you will get an error message which reads “Dcom Server Process Launcher Terminated Unexpectedly”.
How do I get rid of the Wecrol Worm?
If you have seen the above message the worm has already done permanent damage. You need to install and run the latest antivirus software. An antivirus tool will kill the worm but it won’t repair the damage done to some of your files for this you will have to reinstall your operating system.
Guest Article by Louise Goldstein


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