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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Protection available since | 13 July 2005 13:12:17 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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VBS/Roor-C is a virus that may infect HTML or text files.
VBS/Roor-C infects files with file extension HTM, HTML or HTT.
VBS/Roor-C drops the virus as FOLDER.HTT and an INI file DESKTOP.INI in various locations, including the root folder and the 'My Documents' folder. The virus may also spread to the root folder of other drives.
VBS/Roor-C makes the following changes to the system registry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
Start Page
about:error
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AboutURLs
error
http://<URL at geocities>
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoFolderOptions
1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Hidden
0
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
ClassicShell
0
The virus deletes the following registry entry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ExtShellViews
(5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262)
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