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Damn, another Windows virus!
have fun with W32/Nopir.B folks!

Name: W32/Nopir-B
Type: Worm
How it spreads: peer-to-peer
Affected operating systems: Windows
Side effects: Deletes files off the computer
Installs itself in the Registry

Description:
W32/Nopir-B is a worm for the Windows platform.

W32/Nopir-B will display an anti-piracy image on the screen when run. The worm will then delete all COM and MP3 files from the computer. The worm will also disable taskmanager, registry tools, and access to the control panel. W32/Nopir-B will also check for debuggers and may attempt to disable any such software that it finds.

W32/Nopir-B copies itself to \Projects Visual Studio.NET\Nctrup.exe, \Restore\.exe, \eMule\Incoming\AnyDVD 5.1.0.1 Crack+Keygen By Razor.exe.
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Round Up The Usual Suspects  duclod | 04/22/05
Well that's a shame. Windoze takes a hit!  oo7curtis | 04/22/05
Go play with you Mac  victor@... | 04/23/05
mp3  fat32 | 04/22/05
Ok, here's my suggestion  crashoverride | 04/22/05
Consider this ...  coffeenite | 04/25/05
This Virus affects Windows computers, Linux users are safe  matrixdomain | 04/22/05
This virus only affects people that download the illegal file  zeusfuse | 04/23/05
are you sure you don't have a stealth viruses?  matrixdomain | 04/23/05
What a load of crap  Scrat | 04/25/05
Well Said!!  shmeep | 04/25/05
Leave em alone, he took the blue, the red, and the green pills  FilledOut | 04/25/05
Not True  voska | 04/25/05
Me too.  Outside T. Box | 04/25/05
I've had W2K on the net for 5 years  voska | 04/25/05
Whatcha smokin Willis  osreinstall | 04/23/05
Sorry dude, it's a Windows Worm!  B.O.F.H. | 04/23/05
Sorry dude you didn't read it right and no kidding  osreinstall | 04/24/05
Your original post is indicative of someone who has only used Windows!  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
No but a newbie could on linux.  osreinstall | 04/24/05
Personally, I would fire you for that attitude!  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
I wouldn't work for you so we are both happy  osreinstall | 04/24/05
Linux does not *EXECUTE* mp3 files  Knorthern Knight | 04/23/05
Sucks even more to use linux  osreinstall | 04/24/05
what in the world are you talking about?  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
If linux wants to be on desktops  osreinstall | 04/24/05
How linspiring  FilledOut | 04/25/05
easy scripting?  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
Read the post above to hipp  osreinstall | 04/24/05
What I described is basic Unix!  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/05
I am talking about a computer for the masses  osreinstall | 04/24/05
I wonder...  Rick_K | 04/23/05
Ahh, poor pirates, losing their mp3s  FilledOut | 04/23/05
how do you know this hasn't affected legal owners of MP3s  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
For example  Hugh Jass | 04/24/05
Exactly  TommyTomTom_z | 04/24/05
very dangerous stand  toxicfreak | 04/23/05
Backup, backup, backup  chrislovesdana | 04/23/05
backup  gcbon | 04/23/05
when your credit card is ravaged, and employers secret data is posted  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
News Flash: RIAA pays virus author $2M for virus to combat piracy!  jgmsys@... | 04/23/05
If it is true that the RIAA has...  gkieffer@... | 04/29/05
PeerGuardian 2  Honsou | 05/03/05
Damn, another Windows virus!  B.O.F.H. | 04/23/05
To the "genius" who wrote this  hipparchus2000 | 04/24/05
actually what will happen...  Monkey_MCSE | 04/24/05
M$ Windows users deserve the viruses they get  matrixdomain | 04/24/05
So you wrote it  FilledOut | 04/24/05
Oh dear...  Scrat | 04/25/05
One again Matrix... Don't quit your day job!  shmeep | 04/25/05
I agree, though I wouldn't go that far...  voyager529 | 04/25/05
Why incompetent people use Windows?  matrixdomain | 04/25/05
ballance of nature  zomalaja | 04/25/05
What a goofball  osreinstall | 04/25/05
Options be damned  Suicida| | 04/25/05
You'll always have FreeDos and OS/2  FilledOut | 04/25/05
Virus hits MP3 files  kgs_z | 04/26/05
Illegal DVD cracking = deletion of illegal MP3s  zappattazz@... | 04/28/05

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