A worm is using the FastTrack P2P network to spread itself. The Virus reads the system registry for information on the FastTrack client and creates the %WinDir%TempSys32 directory catalogue that registers as the directory accessible to all FastTrack network users. It fills this directory with copies of itself listed under numerous various names from a list contained in the body of the worm. Spreading occurs as follows. A “victim” searching for a file in the FastTrack network finds it in the list of accessible files on already infected machine. Not suspecting a problem the user downloads this file and opens it, thus infecting his or her own machine.
Viruses on p2p networks is hardly something new but this one seems to have gained some press based on the number of people it is effecting. Read more on it here.
