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Posted: March 28, 2006

This is an Internet worm with a dangerous payload. It spreads by e-mail in messages with infected attachments. When a user executes such attachment, the worm installs itself to the computer and starts to spread. It uses Microsoft Outlook mail application to distribute itself to addresses in the Address Book. Vote removes all computer files and attempts to destroy all data on the main hard disk. After such actions the infected PC will fail on startup and a user may lose all the personal documents and software. Some versions of the worm also can change browser settings, infect or overwrite many files. The worm may contain a backdoor, which can be used by attackers to control an infected PC remotely.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name
    1 vote.exe

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