W32.Zotob.A is a worm that spreads by exploiting the Microsoft Windows Plug and Play Service Vulnerability , as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-039.
W32.Zotob.A can run on, but not infect, computers running Windows 95/98/Me/NT4. Although computers running these operating systems cannot be infected, they can still be used to infect vulnerable computers that thay can connect to.
Note: Definitions prior to Aug 14, 2005 may detect this worm as W32.IRCBot.
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