VBS/Appix-E is a VBScript virus dropped by W32/Appix-E.
VBS/Appix-E spreads by prepending VBS files and by emailing itself to all addresses in the Microsoft Outlook address list.
VBS/Appix-E drops a copy of itself in the Windows folder as APPBOOST.VBS and may add an entry in the registry at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
to run itself on system restart.
Emails have the following characteristics:
Subject line: "Application Booster"
Message text: "Try the Free Application Boost Pack, NOW !!!!"
Attached file: APPBOOST.EXE
VBS/Appix-E also attaches the files APPBOOST.REG and APPBOOST.EXE if they exist in the Windows folder.