Summary
This variant of Email-Worm:VBS/Loveletter is distributed as an infectious email file attachment.
Removal
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A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
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Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
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Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
VBS/LoveLetter.G is similar to the original VBS/LoveLetter.A virus.
This variant sends a message that seems to originate from Symantec's support. This is not true. The message looks like the following:
Subject: Virus ALERT!!! From: support@symantec.com Body: Dear Symantec customer, Symantec's AntiVirus Research Center began receiving reports regarding VBS.LoveLetter.A virus early morning on May 4, 2000 GMT. This worm appears to originate from the Asia Pacific region. Distribution of the virus is widespread and hundreds of thousands of machines are reported infected. The VBS.LoveLetter.A is an Internet worm that uses Microsoft Outlook to email itself as an attachment. The subject line of the email reads ILOVEYOU, with the attachment titled LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.VBS. Once the attachment is opened, the virus replicates and sends an email to all email addresses listed in the address book. The virus also spreads itself via Internet relay chat and infects files on local and remote drives including files with extensions vbs, vbe, js, sje, css, wsh, sct, hta, jpg, jpeg, mp3, mp2. Users should exercise caution when opening emails with this subject line, even if the email is from someone they know, as that is how the virus is spread. Symantec Corp. today announced availability of the virus definition to detect, repair and protect users against the VBS.LoveLetter.A virus. This definition is available now via Symantec's LiveUpdate and can also be downloaded from the following web sites: http://www.symantecstore.com/AF74211/promo/loveletter http://www.digitalriver.com/symantec Also as a quick solution Symantec Corp. offers Visual Basic Script to protect your PC against this worm. (See attached.) Note! When executed, this script will protect Your PC from being INFECTED by VBS.LoveLetter.A virus. To cure already infected PC's download Norton Antivirus Updates mentioned above. Symantec Corporation - a world leader in internet security technology. Attachment: protect.vbs
This variant changes the Internet Explorer start page to point to an adult site. The default search page is set to point to a hacker site.
The virus creates a new file with the same name for the files with the following extensions: ".js", ".jse", ".css", ".wsh", ".sct", ".hta", ".com" and ".bat", but using the extension ".vbs". The original file will be deleted. Since all ".com" files have been removed, the system cannot be restarted.
This variant does not attempt to download the "WIN-BUGSFIX.exe".
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