WinCE.Duts.A - Removal

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: July 17, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:25:21 PM
Also Known As: WinCE/Duts.1536 [McAfee], Duts.1520 [F-Secure], WINCE_DUTS.A [Trend], WCE/Duts-A [Sophos], WinCE.Duts.a [Kaspersky]
Type: Virus
Systems Affected: Windows CE



The following instructions pertain to all current and recent Symantec antivirus products, including the Symantec AntiVirus and Norton AntiVirus product lines.
  1. Update the virus definitions.
  2. Run a full system scan and delete all the files detected as WinCE.Duts.A.
  3. Restore the infected files from a backup.

For specific details on each of these steps, read the following instructions.

1. To update the virus definitions
Running LiveUpdate to obtain the latest virus definitions for Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds. For instructions on how to do this, read the document, "Updating virus definitions for Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds Corporate Edition 3.2."

2. To scan for and delete the infected files
  1. Start Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds and make sure that it is configured to scan the main storage and mounted file systems.
  2. Run a scan.
  3. If any files are detected as infected with WinCE.Duts.A, write down the file names.

3. To restore infected files from a backup
Overwrite any files that were detected as infected with WinCE.Duts.A from a known, virus-free backup.


Writeup By: Eric Chien
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