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Bubbles Websearch   Read More
Type: Worm
Also Known as: w32/Ramex.A (F-Secure) P-to-P
SG Index: 7 [Explain]
Removal tools: List of products that detect/remove/protect against Bubbles:
  • Desktop Anti-malware: Pro User: X-Cleaner
  • Control IM and P2P use, block spyware and other malware: RTGuardian
  • Endpoint Spyware Remediation: Greynet Enterprise Manager
  • IM, P2P control, malware prevention and web filtering in single appliance: Unified Security Gateway
  • Category Description: Virus-like program that spreads automatically to other computers by sending itself out by email or by any other means. A program that propagates itself by attacking other machines and copying itself to the affected machine.

    Worms have self-replicating code that travels from machine to machine by various means. A worms first objective is merely propagation. Worms can be destructive depending on what payload they have been given. Worms may replace files, but do not insert themselves into files.
    Comment: This is a worm related to Skype. Once the victim visits the site this file is hosted on, it downloads and installs automatically before it sends infectious messages to all of the victim's contacts in Skype.
       
    Properties:
  •  Autostarts/Stays Resident
  •  Connects to the internet
  •  Force, hidden or stealth install
  •  No EULA present
  •  No standard Uninstaller
  •  Stealth Tactics
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