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Trj.Reboot

 
Threat LevelModerate threat
DamageHigh
DistributionNot widespread

At a glance

Common name:Trj.Reboot
Technical name:Trj/Reboot
Threat level:Low
Type:Trojan
Effects:  It  causes the computer to restart.

Affected platforms:

Windows ME/98/95

First detected on:
Detection updated on:Sept. 10, 2002
StatisticsNo
Proactive protection:
Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
Family:VALENTIN

Brief Description 

    

Trj.Reboot is a Trojan that restarts the computer after carrying out its infection. However, is does not carry out any destructive effects.

Trj.Reboot uses the libraries of Visual Basic.5 to carry out its actions and if these libraries are not installed, this virus will not carry out its actions. In addition, Trj.Reboot does not work in computers that have the operating systems  Windows NT or Windows 2000 installed.

Visible Symptoms 

    

An indication that Trj.Reboot has infected a computer is that it restarts for no apparent reason.

In addition, Trj.Reboot does not carry out its actions in computers with the operating systems Windows NT or Windows 2000 installed. If it tries to infect computers running these operating systems, Trj.Reboot displays the following message on screen:

Tech details

Effects

Trj.Reboot does not have any destructive effects on the computer. The only effect of this Trojan is that the computer restarts for no apparent reason.

Infection strategy 

In order to carry out its infection, Trj.Reboot uses Visual Basic.5 libraries. Therefore, these libraries must be installed for this virus to infect a computer. To be more precise, it uses the file MSVBVM50.DLL.

Means of transmission 

Trj.Reboot does not use any specific mean to spread. It can use any of the means normally used by other viruses: floppy disks, CD-ROM, e-mails with infected attachments, Internet downloads, FTP, etc.

Further Details  

The file that carries out the infection is 177,664 bytes in size.

Solution

See solution

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