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Worm:VBS/Autorun.X
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: VBS.Runauto (Symantec) :VBS/Autorun.AFB.worm (Panda) VBS/Autorun.worm.k (McAfee) Type_Script (Kaspersky) VBS/Sasan-Fam (Sophos) VBS/SillyAutorunScript.L (CA)
Summary
Worm:VBS/Autorun.X is a VBS worm that propagates to all removable drives and attempts to copy itself into floppy disks. It attempts to enable Autorun so that it can spread.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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