VBS.Alal

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: November 26, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:37:49 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

VBS.Alal is a simple Trojan horse that copies itself to the \Windows, \Windows\System, and Windows temporary folders. It overwrites all .txt and .doc files that it finds with a text message. It also creates a text file in the \Windows folder.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version November 26, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version November 26, 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: Douglas Knowles

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