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W32/Virut.n.gen
- Type
- Virus
- SubType
- Generic
- Discovery Date
- 02/11/2009
- Length
- Minimum DAT
- 5523 (02/11/2009)
- Updated DAT
- 5794 (11/06/2009)
- Minimum Engine
- 5.2.00
- Description Added
- 02/11/2009
- Description Modified
- 02/13/2009 6:28 PM (PT)
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Characteristics
This is a generic detection for infections associated with W32/Virut.n. Please refer to W32/Virut.n for further details
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 -
W32/Virut.n.gen is a polymorpic parasitic virus. It will infect PE and HTML files in the system and download other malware.
Characteristics
Characteristics -
This is a generic detection for infections associated with W32/Virut.n. Please refer to W32/Virut.n for further details
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