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Worm.Fontra.F

Posted: May 20, 2009

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 33
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Worm.Fontra.F, dubbed W32/Fontra-F by Sophos, Virus.Win32.Fontra.c by Kaspersky and F-Secure, W32/Vbbot by McAfee, and Worm/Delf.ATB by Grisoft, is a worm that spreads through folders connected with file-sharing apps, like BearShare or Limewire. The worm sneaks into these shared folders by replacing the folders' media files with its own zip archive without changing these media files' names.

Aliases

WORM_VB.IAX [TrendMicro]W32.Fontra [Symantec]W32/Fontra-F [Sophos]High Risk Worm [Prevx1]Trj/Vb.TT [Panda]Win32/VB.NJQ [NOD32]Worm:Win32/VB.EC [Microsoft]Worm.Fontra.C [McAfee-GW-Edition]Artemis!8DB1D71B269D [McAfee+Artemis]Worm.Win32.Fontra [K7AntiVirus]W32/Vbbot [Fortinet]Win32/Rbot.GZK [eTrust-Vet]Virus.Win32.Fontra.c [eSafe]BackDoor.Generic.1545 [DrWeb]Worm.Win32.VB.NJQ [Comodo]
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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



dllhost.exe File name: dllhost.exe
Size: 417.79 KB (417792 bytes)
MD5: 8db1d71b269d213ee2e0e4923359ec3c
Detection count: 85
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 14, 2022
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