Sophos

VBS/Repvblik-A

Aliases
  • Virus.VBS.Repulik.a
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Removable storage devices
  • Infected files
Affected operating systems Windows
Included in our products from April 2008 (4.28)
Protection available since 13 February 2008 15:09:19 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

Please follow the instructions for disinfecting macro viruses.

Disinfected files may need to be renamed.

More Information

VBS/Repvblik-A is a Visual Basic virus.

VBS/Repvblik-A is a prepending VBS virus.

VBS/Repvblik-A modifies Word, Excel and PowerPoint files adding '.VBS' to the filename when it infects them.

VBS/Repvblik-A also renames USB devices to 'REPVBLIK' and adds the following files to the device:

I am So Sorry.txt.vbs
SMS Gratis via GPRS.txt.vbs
Indonesian and their corruption!!.txt.vbs
Never be touched!!.txt.vbs
Make U lofty.txt.vbs
Thank U Ly.txt.vbs
The Power of Midwife.txt.vbs
NenekSihir and her Secrets.txt.vbs

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