ALIASES:

Virus:Win32/Virut.BN (Microsoft); W32/Virut.n.gen (McAfee); W32.Virut.CF (Symantec); Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Boaxxe.r (Kaspersky); Virus.Win32.Virut.ce (v) (Sunbelt); Win32.Virtob.Gen.12 (FSecure)

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: File infector

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

Tamaño del archivo 25,600 bytes
Tipo de archivo EXE
Residente en memoria Yes
Fecha de recepción de las muestras iniciales 08 Oct 2011

Arrival Details

This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This file infector connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}.164.141/IMG_0107.jpg

This report is generated via an automated analysis system.

  SOLUTION

Motor de exploración mínimo 9.200

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_VIRUX.E-1. 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.


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