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W32/Oscarbot
- Type
- Virus
- SubType
- -
- Discovery Date
- 05/01/2005
- Length
- Varies
- Minimum DAT
- 4483 (05/03/2005)
- Updated DAT
- 4483 (05/03/2005)
- Minimum Engine
- 5.1.00
- Description Added
- 05/01/2005
- Description Modified
- 05/01/2005 8:55 PM (PT)
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Characteristics
Several variants/repackaged versions of the bot were discovered in the last few days. Additionally, similar Sdbot variants have been discovered recently that also use this AIM vector.
This threat was renamed to W32/Opanki.worm .
Symptoms
Method of Infection
Removal
All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).
Variants
Variants
N/A
All Information
Overview -
This is a virus detection. Viruses are programs that self-replicate recursively, meaning that infected systems spread the virus to other systems, which then propagate the virus further. While many viruses contain a destructive payload, it's quite common for viruses to do nothing more than spread from one system to another.
Aliases
- Backdoor.Doyorg (Symantec)
Characteristics
Characteristics -
Several variants/repackaged versions of the bot were discovered in the last few days. Additionally, similar Sdbot variants have been discovered recently that also use this AIM vector.
This threat was renamed to W32/Opanki.worm .
Symptoms
Symptoms -
Method of Infection
Method of Infection -
Removal -
Removal -
All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).
Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations
Variants
Variants -
N/A
