Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO
Posted: May 14, 2013
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 7,296 |
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Threat Level: | 8/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,682 |
First Seen: | May 14, 2013 |
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Last Seen: | October 13, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO is a virus, which allows attackers to gain access to a vulnerable computer. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO downloads and runs potentially malicious files and blocks an affected PC user from visiting security-related websites. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO circulates through affected networks and removable drives such as USB sticks, floppy disks or flash card readers. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO searches for all the removable drives on the affected computer system from drive D:\ to Z:\. When a removable drive is found, Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO installs a copy of itself with a randomly generated filename. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO can harm some affected files with no possibility to repair them. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO blocks applications from functioning properly or makes them crash when run. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO is a polymorphic file infector, which inserts malicious code into every .EXE and .SCR file that it finds on the infected computer. When run, Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO inserts a malicious code into the 'WINLOGON.exe' process. Virus:Win32/Virut.gen!AO creates the registry entry so that the virus is added on the firewall's authorized applications list.
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:AjsCEJmF.exe
File name: AjsCEJmF.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
HDWXPx64.exe
File name: HDWXPx64.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
VPyKrBDo.exe
File name: VPyKrBDo.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
XjKBISPV.exe
File name: XjKBISPV.exeFile type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Registry Modifications
HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List "\??\[malware file and folder name]" "\??\[malware file and folder name]:*:enabled:@shell32.dll,-1"
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