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W32/Virut-Gen

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Infected files
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 24 November 2007 05:59:08 (GMT)
Last updated 20 August 2009 22:02:43 (GMT)
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More Information

W32/Virut-Gen is a family of viruses for the Windows platform.

When a member of W32/Virut-Gent is run it attempts to hook itself into the system and infect files by appending itself.

Members of W32/Virut-Gen may also connect to IRC networks in an attempt to spread itself over the internet.

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