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Published Apr 02, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Worm:Win32/Prolaco.gen!C

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Trojan.Win32.Buzus.apot (Kaspersky) W32/Buzus.LGC (Norman) W32/Autorun-ABH (Sophos) Win32/Merond.G (ESET) Win32/Fruspam.S (CA) IRC/Flood.dr (McAfee) W32.Ackantta.B@mm (Symantec)

Summary

Worm:Win32/Prolaco.gen!C is a worm that spreads via e-mail, removable drives and Peer-to-Peer file sharing networks. This worm also lowers security settings and installs Win32/Vundo.
Win32/Vundo is a multiple-component family of programs that deliver 'out of context' pop-up advertisements. They may also download and execute arbitrary files.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. Use Microsoft Security Essentials or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this threat and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
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