Worm:VBS/Tibni.A
Posted: September 2, 2015
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
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: | 14,903 |
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Threat Level: | 5/10 |
Infected PCs: | 998 |
First Seen: | September 2, 2015 |
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Last Seen: | October 11, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Worm:VBS/Tibni.A is aggressive and stubborn malware, which may provide its operators with remote access to the infected systems. Most often this harmful application enters with the help of compromised removable storage devices such as USBs and external hard drives. Some users may get the impression that these devices are empty, but you should know that Worm:VBS/Tibni.A can hide its presence pretty well. After an infected USB connects to your PC, the main executable file of this malware will immediately copy itself to the system. A particularly unpleasant trait of the computer worms is that they can replicate themselves. This fact means that if your machine belongs to a network, the other computers may also get infected. Worm:VBS/Tibni.A overwrites HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, which is the registry key that allows programs to launch automatically. As a result, this malware will start working simultaneously with the system startup. You should know that Worm:VBS/Tibni.A also takes control of the available web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The worm forces them to load various sites in the background – for example, ftp.bahaty.com. From this platform, it downloads a malicious file named micropro.exe. The people behind this harmful program can use it to steal files from your hard drives. If you log into your online accounts when your PC is infected, the hackers may obtain your passwords. It is not easy to detect the presence of Worm:VBS/Tibni.A. Very often, the existence of particular registry subkeys is the only sign. You should scan your system regularly with powerful anti-malware software to make sure you are not infected with such dangerous cyber threats.
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