HLLP.4745.A
Voodoo (Symantec), Voodoo (Sophos), Virus.DOS.HLLP.Voodoo.a (Kaspersky), Voodo (PKLite) (Avira), HLLP.4745c (McAfee)
DOS
Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Infects files
This file infector infects .COM and .EXE files except COMMAND.COM. It has no destructive payload.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Varies
EXE
No
28 Dec 2000
Other Details
This file infector contains the following strings in its code:
- “Do ya know it's Vesselin Bontchev's birthday 2day?”
- “He studies how 2 kill virii like this 1. ”
- “Yar probably happy that there r people like him.. so.. ”
- “why not write him a birthday message.. ”
- “the adress is: BONTCHEV@BIHH.INFORMATIK.UNI-HAMBURG.DE... ”
- “Just remember 2 say we put ya up 2 it... :-) ”
- “Bontchev's Birthday (c) [VooDoo] ”
NOTES:
Upon execution of an infected file, one .COM or .EXE file is infected in the folder where the malware is executed.
It arrives by executing infected files.
SOLUTION
5.170
0.826.00
31 Dec 2000
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HLLP.4745.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
NOTES:
For system files infected with this malware:
- Extract the original file from your back-up or installer file
- Restart your computer.
- Boot in a clean floppy disk and then replace the infected file with the clean copy of the system file.
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