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Title: Vustog
Type: Worms
Remove Vustog. Removal instructions
Severity scale:
 (56 / 100)
Vustog carries a payload. It terminates processes of some security-related applications and overwrites the main executable of Internet Explorer with a copy of itself. It also modifies services of Symantec LiveUpdate in order to run every time security updates start. The worm is able to receive and execute commands from a remote attacker. It can bypass the Windows Firewall. Vustog secretly runs on every Windows startup. Related files: aupdate.exe, IEXPLORE.EXE, lsass.exe, luall.exe, mcupdate.exe, svchost.exe:svchost.exe, msfsr.sys, [X].sys Vustog properties: • Allows remote user connection • Connects itself to the internet • Hides from the user • Stays resident in background Automatic Vustog removal: 
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Vustog manual removal:Kill processes:aupdate.exe, iexplore.exe, lsass.exe, luall.exe, mcupdate.exe, svchost.exe:svchost.exe Delete registry values: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\\Standar Profile\AuthorizedApplications\List\[filename] Delete files: aupdate.exe, iexplore.exe, lsass.exe, luall.exe, mcupdate.exe, svchost.exe:svchost.exe, msfsr.sys, [X].sys Misc: [X] is a combination of 6 random letters. Exact file location: lsass.exe - C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT mcupdate.exe - C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent iexplore.exe - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer msfsr.sys - C:\WINDOWS\System or C:\WINNT\System32 aupdate.exe, luall.exe - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate [X].sys - C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers or C:\WINNT\System32\drivers svchost.exe:svchost.exe - C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32; C:\WINDOWS\Sytem32\dllcache or C:\WINNT\System32\dllcache 
Information added: 2007-02-03 07:38:03
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