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Please follow the instructions for disinfecting macro viruses.
Please read the instructions for removing infected executable files.
Windows NT/2000/XP
In Windows NT/2000/XP you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me.
At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.
Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.
Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
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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.
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