Virus:VBS/Ramnit.A

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Encyclopedia entry
Updated: Apr 17, 2011 | Published: Aug 10, 2010

Aliases
Not available

Alert Level (?)
Severe

Antimalware protection details
Microsoft recommends that you download the latest definitions to get protected.

Detection last updated:
Definition: 1.131.1058.0
Released: Jul 31, 2012

Detection initially created:
Definition: 1.87.465.0
Released: Jul 23, 2010

Summary

Virus:VBS/Ramnit.A is a detection for the HTML files infected by Virus:Win32/Ramnit.A.

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Symptoms

There are no common symptoms associated with this threat. Alert notifications from installed antivirus software may be the only symptoms.

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Technical Information (Analysis)

Virus:VBS/Ramnit.A is a detection for the HTML files infected by Virus:Win32/Ramnit.A.

The infected HTML files have an appended VB script at the end of the file. When the infected HTML file is loaded by web browser, the VB script may drop a copy of Worm:Win32/Ramnit.A to %temp%\svchost.exe, then execute it.

Analysis by Chun Feng

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Prevention

Take these steps to help prevent infection on your computer.

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Recovery

To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:

Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Safety Scanner

For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.

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