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| Protection available since | 28 September 2003 09:46:50 (GMT) |
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| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for removing worms.
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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\Load = C:\vbseli.vbs
and delete it if it exists.
Close the registry editor.
If present, you should delete the files C:\vbseli.vbs and C:\datospc.dat.
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W32/Refoav-A is a worm that will send itself to contacts found in the Outlook address book.
W32/Refoav-A arrives in an email with the following characteristics:
Subject line: Fw:Ipresionante
Message text: Pues eso simplemente impresionante........
Attached file: foavre.exe
W32/Refoav-A will copy itself to C:\FOAVRE.exe and create the VBScript file C:\vbseli.vbs. This VBScript is not viral and can be deleted.
W32/Refoav-A will create the following registry entry to ensure that vbseli.vbs is run on system startup:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Load = C:\vbseli.vbs
When vbseli.vbs is executed the following messages will be displayed:
"Usted ha sido infectado por el virus FOAVRE"
"Este no es un virus maligno, no se preocue su sistema sera restaurado, y no quedara rastro del virus"
"Este es un virus de aviso, tenga cuidado con los archivos que recibe y abre"
"NO A LA GUERRA"
"Perdone las molestias en breve recibira un correo indicando su numero en la lista de infectados"
vbseli.vbs will also delete the files C:\FOAVRE.exe and C:\vbseli.vbs.
W32/Refoav-A emails a copy of itself to all contacts found in the infected user's Outlook address book. The worm will also store all the email addresses in a file named C:\datospc.dat and then send this file to the attacker. The file datospc.dat will be deleted on succesful completion of this action.
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