Sophos

W32/Saburex-A

Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
How it spreads
  • Infected files
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from July 2007 (4.19)
Protection available since 6 June 2007 08:26:24 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

Action

Please follow the instructions for disinfecting PE executables.

At this time there is no disinfection available for files infected with W32/Saburex-A.

More Information

W32/Saburex-A is a virus for the Windows platform.

W32/Saburex-A attempts to infect all files with extension EXE on all local fixed drives.

W32/Saburex-A will ignore any file in a folder with any of the following strings present:

"win"
"program files"
"documents and"
"_restore"
"music"

W32/Saburex-A is a virus for the Windows platform.

W32/Saburex-A attempts to infect all files with extension EXE on all local fixed drives.

W32/Saburex-A will ignore any file in a folder with any of the following strings present:

"win"
"program files"
"documents and"
"_restore"
"music"

W32/Saburex-A attempts to create the following files:

<Temp>\~DF1CD8.tmp - detected by W32/Saburex-A
<Temp>\001.bat - harmless, may be deleted

The virus may set the following registry entry, enabling it to run when any executable is run:

HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InProcServer32
<default>
ole16.dll

HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\InProcServer32
ThreadingModel
both

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