Virtumonde and data files: Does it infect them?

Discussion in 'Virus Information' started by A. Deguza, Feb 21, 2010.

  1. A. Deguza

    A. Deguza Guest

    Does Virtumonde infect any data files such as that of Word, Excel,
    Power Point, Adobe Photoshop, etc.?

    Thanks
     
    A. Deguza, Feb 21, 2010
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  2. A. Deguza

    David H. Lipman Guest

    From: "A. Deguza" <>

    | Does Virtumonde infect any data files such as that of Word, Excel,
    | Power Point, Adobe Photoshop, etc.?

    | Thanks

    No. They are DLL or EXE files in nature and the family (Virtuomonde adware & sister Vundo
    trojan) doesn't target data files.
     
    David H. Lipman, Feb 21, 2010
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  3. A. Deguza

    A. Deguza Guest

    Got another question on Virtumonde:

    An USB hard drive is attached to an infected computer. Would that hard
    drive have any Virtumonde / Vundo code also?

    I had to erase and reinstall the O/S on an infected XP laptop. My
    friend who owns the laptop is afraid of using the USB hard drive.

    Thanks
     
    A. Deguza, Apr 2, 2010
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  4. A. Deguza

    David H. Lipman Guest

    From: "A. Deguza" <>


    | Got another question on Virtumonde:

    | An USB hard drive is attached to an infected computer. Would that hard
    | drive have any Virtumonde / Vundo code also?

    | I had to erase and reinstall the O/S on an infected XP laptop. My
    | friend who owns the laptop is afraid of using the USB hard drive.

    | Thanks

    No. It is a trojan, not a virus, and doesn't self replicate. It attaches itseldf to the
    OS and thus will be founing in the User's Profile, the %WINDIR% area and/or the
    %PROGRAMFILES% asrea. That is unless you safe the installer or some file to the external
    drive.
     
    David H. Lipman, Apr 2, 2010
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