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VBS_BUTSUR.B
Overview

Malware type: VBScript

Aliases: Worm.VBS.Solow.b (Kaspersky), VBS/IE-Title (McAfee), VBS.Solow (Symantec), VBS/IETitle.A (Avira), VBS/Solow-Gen (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

Low

Distribution potential:

Medium

Infection Channel 1 : Propagates via removable drives


Description: 

This malicious Visual Basic (VB) script arrives via removable drives or as a file downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

Upon execution, it drops a copy of itself in the Windows folder and in the root folder of the affected system, along with an .INF file.

It creates a registry entry to change the text of Internet Explorer's title bar to:

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It propagates by dropping a copy of itself as BHA.DLL.VBS in the root folder of accessible removable drives. It also drops an AUTORUN.INF file in the same location. The said file is responsible for executing the dropped copy of this malicious script.

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Description created: Mar. 26, 2007 2:44:13 AM GMT -0800

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