VBS.Cute.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 2, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:51:28 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

VBS.Cute.A is a Trojan horse written in Visual Basic Script (VBS). When you receive it, it appears to be hard disk drive benchmark software named Cutie. If the Trojan horse is executed, it overwrites all .exe, .com, and .dll files on your system.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 6, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version March 6, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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