VBS.VBSWG.AQ - ShakiraPics.jpg.vbs

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AttachList is a list of email attachment files that viruses usually send in email. It contains the attached file names, typical subjects and messages, the name of the viruses that send them, and instruction on how to remove these viruses.

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Name: VBS.VBSWG.AQ

Sender:

Varies.  Someone who knows you.

Subject:

Shakira's Pictures

Message:

have funn...
Hi :
i have sent the photos via attachment

Attachment:

ShakiraPics.jpg.vbs

Comments: A VBS Script worm that is designed to send itself as ShakiraPics.jpg.vbsto users of Microsoft Outlook or IRC. This threat also overwrites .vbs and.vbe files with its own code.

Symptoms:


 Copies itself into the %Windows% folder as ShakiraPics.jpg.vbs. 
 Adds the value 
 Registry       wscript.exe C:WINNTShakiraPics.jpg.vbs % 
 to the registry key 
 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun

Recommended Cleanup Software: We found that Easy SpyRemover is the most effective tool for removing this file.

Manual Removal Instructions: Download the latest virus definitions.
Run a full system scan, and delete files that are detected as VBS.VBSWG.AQ@mm.
Remove the value that was added to the registry.