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VBS_SOLOW.AK
Overview

Malware type: VBScript

Aliases: Virus.VBS.AutoRun.c (Kaspersky), VBS/IE-Title (McAfee), VBS.Runauto (Symantec), HEUR/Exploit.HTML (Avira), VBS/Sasan-Fam (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:

Medium

Distribution potential:

Low

Infection Channel 1 : Propagates via removable drives


Infection Channel 2 : Copies itself in all available physical drives


Description: 

This malicious Visual Basic (VB) script may be downloaded from remote sites by other malware. It may be dropped by other malware.

It drops files/components.

It drops copies of itself in all physical drives. It drops copies of itself in all removable drives. It drops an AUTORUN.INF file to automatically execute dropped copies when the drives are accessed.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Jun. 20, 2007 5:55:15 PM GMT -0800

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