Viking.DE, a variant of Viking, is a virus that it infects executable files on all available drives and has network spreading capabilities. The virus copies itself into the Windows directory and drops a DLL that downloads and runs files from a website. Viking.DE has a payload - it kills processes belonging to anti-virus and security software.
Disinfection of the Viking virus-worm should be performed as follows:
Please note that because of the "Worm." detection prefix F-Secure Anti-Virus will suggest to delete infected files, but DO NOT select the "Delete" option because this worm also has a viral component and you don't want to delete all infected files instead of disinfecting them. At the same time, the worm's dropper and downloader files should be deleted from a computer to prevent re-infection. See the names of the dropper and downloader files in the Details section.
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:
Check for the latest database updates
First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
The first time an infected file is run on a clean system, the virus activates and drops the following files into the main Windows directory:
The .DLL component is then injected into the EXPLORER.EXE process. The virus also creates a subfolder named \UNINSTALL\ in the main Windows folder and then drops a file named RUNDL132.EXE at that location. The virus creates a startup value for that dropped file in Windows Registry:
Where %WinDir% represents the main Windows folder (usualy C:\Windows\).Viking.DE also adds the following registry entry as a part of its installation:
The virus creates the following text files where it writes some information related to its activities:
Viking.DE is a prepending virus that searches for .EXE files on all available fixed hard drives and infects them by writing its body before the original file's body. In order for the host file to be run correctly, Viking.DE creates a backup copy of itself in the current directory as [filename].exe.exe and then drops and executes the original file as [filename].exe. After that, it deletes the uninfected original file and renames the backup file with the original filename. Viking.DE is able to do this with the help of a temporary batch file that it creates in the system's designated temporary folder as $$ad.bat. Viking.DE virus avoids infecting files with the following strings in their paths or filenames:
The virus also attempts to propagate via network shares by copying itself to the following shared folders:
- with the following accounts:
As a part of the payload, the virus stops the following service:
- and terminates the following processes related to several anti-virus products:
The DLL component of Viking.DE virus attempts to download and execute files from Internet.