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This worm may be dropped by other malware.
It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web site(s).
This worm registers itself as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup. It does this by creating registry key(s)/entry(ies).
It also creates other registry key(s)/entry(ies) as part of its installation routine.
This worm drops copies of itself in all physical and removable drives.
It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute dropped copies when the drives are accessed.

It drops component file(s), including TROJ_AGENT.OTJ. A certain dropped file replaces the legitimate file of the same name in the Windows system folder.
It connects to a Web site to download a text file. The downloaded text file contains a list of malware download sites. As a result, the routines of the downloaded files may be exhibited on the system.

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XScreenSaver(1) 					      General Commands Manual						   XScreenSaver(1)

NAME
vermiculate - to move in a worm-like manner. SYNOPSIS
vermiculate [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] DESCRIPTION
Draws squiggly worm-like paths. OPTIONS
-visual visual Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default. -root Draw on the root window. ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY to get the default host and display number. XENVIRONMENT to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. SEE ALSO
X(1), xscreensaver(1) COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 by Tyler Pierce. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur- pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur- pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. AUTHOR
Tyler Pierce. X Version 11 XScreenSaver(1)