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| How it spreads |
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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Included in our products from | June 2008 (4.30) |
| Protection available since | 24 November 2007 05:59:08 (GMT) |
| Last updated | 6 May 2008 06:56:44 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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Please follow the instructions for disinfecting PE executables.
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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.
