Friday
2008-11-29, 22:04
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Viking.le" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
worm
Description:
This worm runs in background and infects all exe files on the computer with addtional 38912 KB of code. It opens the Internet Explorer and connects to a czech website which redirects to a vietnamese website. The worm also scans the local network, drops a _desktop.ini in many directories and makes the Windows Explorer listen on incoming UDP connections.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
worm
Description:
This worm runs in background and infects all exe files on the computer with addtional 38912 KB of code. It opens the Internet Explorer and connects to a czech website which redirects to a vietnamese website. The worm also scans the local network, drops a _desktop.ini in many directories and makes the Windows Explorer listen on incoming UDP connections.
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.