1. Skip to navigation
  2. Skip to content
  3. Skip to secondary-content

Where You Are

  1. Labs
  2. Threats
  3. Virus and threat descriptions
  4. IM-Worm:W32/VB

IM-Worm:W32/VB

Name : IM-Worm:W32/VB
Detection Names : IM-Worm.Win32.VB
Category:Malware
Type:IM-Worm
Platform:W32

Summary

A worm that spreads over Instant Messaging (IM) networks.

Additional Details

IM-Worm:W32/VB is the family name for viruses that spread via Instant Messaging (IM) applications such as MSN Messenger, and which are written with the Visual Basic language.

For more information about information about worms, see Worm.

For more information about Visual Basic, see Encyclopedia: Visual Basic.