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Win32/Mebroot.A

Date Published:
16 Jan 2008

Last Updated:
16 Jan 2008

Threat Assessment

Overall Risk:   Low
Wild:  Low
Destructiveness:  Medium
Pervasiveness:  None

Characteristics

Type : Trojan

Category : Win32

Also known as:  W32/MBRtroj.E (F-Secure), Trojan.Mebroot (Symantec), TROJ_MEBROOT.D (Trend), Mal/Sinowa-A (Sophos), PWS:Win32/Sinowal.gen!C (MS OneCare), StealthMBR (McAfee)

Immediate Protection Info

 
SignatureProductRemoval Instructions
31.3.5459
CA Antivirus 2007
31.3.5459
eTrust Antivirus v7/8*
7.x/5459
eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.x
31.3.5459
Vet 7
 
 

Description

This malware is detected by CA Anti-Virus solutions. Please see above for the relevant signature updates.

This malware is being dissected by the CA Security Advisor Team - a detailed analysis will be available shortly.

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