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W32/Generic.abz!worm

This page shows details and results of our analysis on the malware W32/Generic.abz!worm

Threat Detail

Malware Type: Trojan

Malware Sub-type: Win32

Discovery Date: 2007-05-21

Next Steps:

Overview


Minimum DAT

5035 (2007-05-21)

Updated DAT

6131 (2010-10-09)

 Minimum Engine

5.2.00

File Length

N/A

 Description Added

2007-05-21

Description Modified

2007-05-21

Malware Proliferation

Characteristics

Symptoms

Method of Infection

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

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).

Variants

United States - English