Win32.Virut.a
Aug 14, 2006 - Rising

Rising Antivirus Virus Alert:  Win32.Virut.a

Type: Virus

Systems Affected: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000,  XP  Windows Server 2003

Risk: Medium

Also Known As: Virus.Win32.Virut.4960

Date discovered: 14 May 2006

In-The-Wild: No

Encryption: Yes

Rising Antivirus version to detect/repair: 18.27.11

Description

Win32.Virut.a  is a classic appending virus.
This file infector infects .exe and .scr files by attaching its (encrypted) code.

The encrypted code contains IRCBot functionality.
When an infected sample is executed it tries to connect to a certain IRC server.

Digital Patrol detects and disinfects this virus.

Recommendation

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