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Malware.Imaut.B!rem

Posted: January 14, 2011

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 16
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Malware.Imaut.B!rem is a malicious worm that may represent a security risk for the compromised PC system or its network environment. Malware.Imaut.B!rem contains characteristics of a rogue antispyware application that uses aggressive and deceptive advertising and false reports of exaggerated system security threats to persuade users to download and purchase their product. Malware.Imaut.B!rem creates a startup registry entry which produces false security reports to scare the user into purchasing a useless anti-spyware program. Malware.Imaut.B!rem shows all the signs of a security risk and should be removed from the computer immediately.

Aliases

Worm/Win32.VB.gen [Antiy-AVL]Win32.Worm.CoiDung.A [BitDefender]Win32.VB.as [eSafe]Win32:VB-EUR [Avast]W32/Worm.HWT [F-Prot]W32/CogDuni.C.worm [Panda]I-Worm/VB.TX [AVG]W32/Autorun.BGR!tr [Fortinet]Win32/Olala.worm.57344 [AhnLab-V3]Worm/Win32.VB [Antiy-AVL]Win32/Dolagun.I [eTrust-Vet]Worm/VB.AS.53 [AntiVir]Worm.Win32.VB.NJO [Comodo]W32/CoiDung-A [Sophos]IM-Worm.Win32.VB.ln [Kaspersky]
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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:



svchost.exe File name: svchost.exe
Size: 118.78 KB (118784 bytes)
MD5: c6abb74968627547c1febf93a13bad2a
Detection count: 46
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%WINDIR%\SVIQ.EXE File name: SVIQ.EXE
Size: 61.44 KB (61440 bytes)
MD5: b1008552751526fd253a3bc444b5f957
Detection count: 34
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/EXE
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 24, 2011
%WINDIR%\SVIQ.EXE File name: SVIQ.EXE
Size: 124.92 KB (124928 bytes)
MD5: c8ead790d058953acb06a148f42d9d3b
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/EXE
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 22, 2010
%WINDIR%\SVIQ.EXE File name: SVIQ.EXE
Size: 57.34 KB (57344 bytes)
MD5: 3b3f00ed0e67cbbd41c09f832599c7d6
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/EXE
Path: %WINDIR%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 11, 2012
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