Trojan.VBS.Never

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: August 9, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:54:06 AM
Also Known As:: Trojan.VBS.Autoexec, VBS.Autoexec.Trojan, VBS/Niemals.A
Type:: Trojan Horse

This is a Trojan horse coded in Visual Basic Script (VBS). It overwrites the C:\Autoexec.bat file with instructions to delete files the next time that you start Windows. This does not affect Windows NT/2000 systems.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 9, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version August 9, 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: High

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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