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Worm.Embhit.A

Posted: December 30, 2010

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 90
First Seen: July 24, 2009
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Computer worm parasites can be very bothersome and put a computer at risk of being compromised. Worm.Embhit.A is a computer worm that does this very thing. Worm.Embhit.A could allow a remote attacker to collect information stored on the hard drive in addition to causing other serious problems with the infected system. Worm.Embhit.A may be hard to locate because of its ability to spread to various locations and directories. A computer infected with Worm.Embhit.A may perform poorly and end up crashing. Removal of Worm.Embhit.A is recommended to reduce the risk of damage to the system.

Aliases

W32.Randsom.A [Symantec]Mal/Inet-Fam [Sophos]Medium Risk Malware [Prevx1]Adware/AccesMembre [Panda]a variant of Win32/Bogoj [NOD32]Worm:Win32/Embhit.A [Microsoft]Generic.dx [McAfee]Trojan.Win32.VB [Ikarus]PossibleThreat [Fortinet]Trojan.Win32.VB.hbh [F-Secure]Win32.VB.hbh [eSafe]Trojan.VB.hbh [CAT-QuickHeal]Trojan.VB.NXI [BitDefender]Generic12.YBR [AVG]Win32:Trojan-gen {Other} [Avast]
More aliases (20)

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:



services.exe File name: services.exe
Size: 53.24 KB (53248 bytes)
MD5: 20ba0808b912c3291296726eeb798bab
Detection count: 30
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
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