This is a multipartite virus which infects MBRs on hard drives and COM and EXE files when they are executed. Occasionally the virus tries to play something (probably laughter) from the PC speaker. Yesmile is a stealth virus, so you can't see it in files or boot sectors when it is resident in memory.
There are several variants of this virus. The 5504 variant was distributed in a dropper called LAUGH.EXE in usenet newsgroups in January 1996. Do note that F-Secure anti-virus products do not specifically detect the LAUGH.EXE dropper: you will have to delete it manually.
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.
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.
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