I got hit by this FOUR times over the weekend. It is an exploit intended to take advantage of a hole in Microsoft Media player. Download the patch from Microsoft and check the Symantec site for a further fix.
Norton caught it and I was able to trace it to a company named:
Atlas Solutions (
Atlas)
315 5th Avenue S, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206.816.8000
Fax: 206.816.8909
I just spoke to the publicity director on the phone and she confirmed that it is a program that her company is using. Of course she denies that it is MALWARE, but if it smells like a duck...
Destroy.
SODDI