The file extension is not shown and the file assumes the icon of a text file encouraging users to believe that the attached file is indeed only a text file. When this scrap file is executed, notepad is launched to display a text file containing a joke about the stages of life of both male and female. An SHS file is a Microsoft Scrap Object file. These types of files are executable and can contain a wide variety of objects.
Users can even delete the entry.
Once it is modified, user must log off and log back into Windows for the change to take effect. The worm sends an email to addresses listed in your MS Outlook Address book. The worm immediately deletes copies of the emails after they have been sent to elude detection. Delete all .txt.shs files from your system. Using the attrib command, modify the settings of the files which the worm creates there.