Discovered: February 10, 2000
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:59:56 AM
Also Known As: Network.VBS, VBS/Netlog.Worm
Type: Worm
To remove this worm:
- Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you have the most recent virus definitions.
- Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV), and run a full system scan, making sure that NAV is set to scan all files.
- Delete any files detected as infected by VBS.Network.
- Click Start, point to Find, and click Files or Folders.
- Type network.vbs in the Named box, and then click Find Now.
NOTE: If Windows Scripting Host is installed, it comes with the sample file Network.vbs. This files is not infectious. It is commonly found in the C:\Windows\Samples\Wsh folder. It is not necessary to delete this file, but doing so will not harm the system. File names alone are not enough to determine if a file is clean or infectious.
- Select any files that are found (with the exception of the Scripting Host sample file in the C:\Windows\Samples\Wsh folder), and then delete them.
- Type network.log in the Named box, and then click Find Now.
- Delete the file if it is found. It will usually be on the root of drive C.
- Restart the computer.
Writeup By: Andy Cianciotto
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