Overview
Viruses are self-replicating. They are often spread by a network or by transmission to a removable medium such as a removable disk, writable CD, or USB drive. Viruses may also spread by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is shared by another computer.
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Minimum DAT
6667 (2012-04-01) Updated DAT6667 (2012-04-01) |
Minimum Engine
5400.1158 File Length784338 |
Description Added
2012-04-02 Description Modified2012-04-02 |
Malware Proliferation
Characteristics
This is a Virus
| File Properties | Property Values |
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| McAfee Detection | W32/Pate.b |
| Length | 784338 bytes |
| MD5 | 11125391b61204cbde13edf2d6fd82b4 |
| SHA1 | 57babfd167e7be159d848c4b1335002cb2eb997b |
Other Common Detection Aliases
| Company Names | Detection Names |
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| ahnlab | Win32/Parite |
| avast | Win32:Parite |
| AVG (GriSoft) | Win32/Parite |
| avira | W32/Parite |
| Kaspersky | Virus.Win32.Parite.b |
| Dr.Web | Win32.Parite.2 |
| F-Prot | W32/Parite.B |
| Microsoft | virus:win32/parite.b |
| Symantec | W32.Pinfi |
| Eset | Win32/Parite.B |
| norman | w32/pinfi.a |
| panda | W32/Parite.B |
| rising | Win32.Parite.aj |
| Sophos | W32/Parite-B |
| Trend Micro | PE_PARITE.A |
| vba32 | Win32.Parite.b |
| V-Buster | Win32.Parite.b |
| Vet (Computer Associates) | Win32/Pinfi.A virus |
Other brands and names may be claimed as the property of others.
| Activities | Risk Levels |
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| Enumerates many system files and directories. |  |
| Process attempts to call itself recursively | |
| McAfee Scans | Scan Detections |
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| McAfee Beta | W32/Pate.b |
| McAfee Supported | W32/Pate.b |
System Changes
Some path values have been replaced with environment variables as the exact location may vary with different configurations.
e.g.
%WINDIR% = \WINDOWS (Windows 9x/ME/XP/Vista/7), \WINNT (Windows NT/2000)
%PROGRAMFILES% = \Program Files
The following files were analyzed:
57babfd167e7be159d848c4b1335002cb2eb997b
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The following files have been added to the system: |
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The following files have been deleted: |
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The following files were temporarily written to disk then later removed: |
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The following registry elements have been created: |
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The following registry elements have been changed: | ||||
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Symptoms
This symptoms of this detection are the files, registry, and network communication referenced in the characteristics section.
Method of Infection
Viruses are self-replicating. They are often spread by a network or by transmission to a removable medium such as a removable disk, writable CD, or USB drive. Viruses may also spread by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is shared by another computer.
Removal
All Users:
Please use the following instructions for all supported versions of Windows to remove threats and other potential risks:
2.Update to current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
3.Run a complete system scan.
Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).
1. Please go to the Microsoft Recovery Console and restore a clean MBR.
On windows XP:
Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Select the Windows installation that is compromised and provide the administrator password
Issue 'fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
Follow onscreen instructions
Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.
On Windows Vista and 7:
Insert the Windows CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
Click on "Repair Your Computer"
When the System Recovery Options dialog comes up, choose the Command Prompt.
Issue 'bootrec /fixmbr' command to restore the Master Boot Record
Follow onscreen instructions
Reset and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.
Variants