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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.

Characteristics

This worm spreads via Microsoft's MSN Messenger program. If MSN Messenger is not installed on the local system, the worm could install itself, but would fail to spread to others from that system.

Symptoms

Variations of this worm display images similar to the following

Method of Infection

This worm requires MSN Messenger to be running in order to spread. It arrives as an MSN Messenger, message attachment. If that attachment is accepted and run, the local system is then used to propagate the virus to others.

 

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

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.

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This worm spreads via Microsoft's MSN Messenger program. If MSN Messenger is not installed on the local system, the worm could install itself, but would fail to spread to others from that system.

Symptoms

Symptoms -

Variations of this worm display images similar to the following

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

This worm requires MSN Messenger to be running in order to spread. It arrives as an MSN Messenger, message attachment. If that attachment is accepted and run, the local system is then used to propagate the virus to others.

 

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