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Worm:W32/Vinkus.gen!A
Summary
The file appears to be suspicious, is potentially undesirable, or may be structured in a way or has characteristics that resembles known malware. This may indicate the presence of a malware infection, or that the suspect file is malicious.
Additional Details
Worm:W32/Vinkus.gen!A is a Generic Detection for the Trojan:W32/Chinky malware family.
Variants in the Trojan:W32/Chinky family may download additional malware on the infected machine. Additionally, they may include a worm-like functionality to be able to propagate by infecting removable media like USB drives.
About Generic Detections
Unlike more traditional detections (also known as signatures or single-file detections) a Generic Detection does not identify a unique or individual malicious program. Instead, a Generic Detection looks for broadly applicable code or behavior characteristics that indicate a file as potentially malicious, so that a single Generic Detection can efficiently identify dozens, or even hundreds of malware.
For more information about Generic Detections, see the Other:W32/Generic description.
Variants in the Trojan:W32/Chinky family may download additional malware on the infected machine. Additionally, they may include a worm-like functionality to be able to propagate by infecting removable media like USB drives.
About Generic Detections
Unlike more traditional detections (also known as signatures or single-file detections) a Generic Detection does not identify a unique or individual malicious program. Instead, a Generic Detection looks for broadly applicable code or behavior characteristics that indicate a file as potentially malicious, so that a single Generic Detection can efficiently identify dozens, or even hundreds of malware.
For more information about Generic Detections, see the Other:W32/Generic description.