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Published Nov 05, 2009 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

Worm:Win32/Vobfus.C

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: W32/Vobfus.A (Command) Trojan.VB.Chinky.C (BitDefender) Trojan.Agent-122844 (Clam AV) Win32/AutoRun.VB.GA (ESET) Worm.Win32.VBNA.idv (Kaspersky) W32/VBNA.worm (McAfee) VBWorm.XPH (Norman) W32/Vobfus.gen.worm (Panda) W32/SillyFDC-DV (Sophos)

Summary

Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
 
This threat can change your Windows setting and download other malware.
 
It spreads through infected removable drives, such as USB flash drives.

Use the following free Microsoft software to detect and remove this threat:

You should also run a full scan. A full scan might find other hidden malware.

 

Be careful when sharing files

 

Windows has a feature that lets you share files and folders on a network or shared PC. This feature is sometimes abused by malware to spread to other PCs within the network.

 

You can get more information and tips on how to share files safely from these pages:

 

 

You should turn off file sharing until you make sure that all infected PCs have been cleaned of any malware.

 

Get more help

You can also visit our advanced troubleshooting page or search the Microsoft virus and malware community for more help.

If you’re using Windows XP, see our Windows XP end of support page.

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