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W32/VBForm-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Removable storage devices
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 9 February 2010 10:19:07 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

W32/VBForm-A includes functionality to run automatically as well as spread to USB keys.

When W32/VBForm-A is installed it creates the file <User>\<random name>.exe.

The following registry entry is created to run rdgeb.exe on startup: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
<random name>
 <User>\<random name>.exe

The following registry entry is set: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced ShowSuperHidden 0x00000000

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