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Worm:INF/Vobfus.gen
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: INF/SillyAutorun.DQV (CA) INF/Autorun (ESET) BAT/Autorun.JWF (Panda) Mal/AutoInf-C (Sophos) INF.AutoRun (Sunbelt Software) MAL_OtorunG (Trend Micro)
Summary
Worm:INF/Vobfus.gen is a generic detection for an obfuscated Autorun script file named "autorun.inf" that is dropped by variants of Win32/Vobfus, a worm that spreads via removable drives and downloads and executes arbitrary files. Detection of this script component is an indication of a Worm:Win32/Vobfus infection.
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:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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