Win32/Brontok is a family of mass-mailing e-mail worms. The worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from files on the infected computer. It can also copy itself to USB and pen drives. Win32/Brontok can disable antivirus and security software, immediately terminate certain applications, and cause Windows to restart immediately when certain applications run. The worm may also conduct denial of service (DoS) attacks against certain Web sites.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.AR@mm is detection for a group of variants of the Win32/Brontok worm family.

 

This worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from files on the infected computer. It can also copy itself to USB and pen drives. Win32/Brontok can disable antivirus and security software, immediately terminate certain applications, and cause Windows to restart immediately when certain applications run. The worm may also conduct denial of service (DoS) attacks against certain Web sites.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.L@mm is detection for a group of variants of the Win32/Brontok worm family.

 

This worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from files on the infected computer. It can also copy itself to USB and pen drives. Win32/Brontok can disable antivirus and security software, immediately terminate certain applications, and cause Windows to restart immediately when certain applications run. The worm may also conduct denial of service (DoS) attacks against certain Web sites.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.AB@mm is a worm that spreads via e-mail and removable drives. The worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from files on the infected computer. It can also copy itself to USB and pen drives. Win32/Brontok can disable antivirus and security software, immediately terminate certain applications, and cause Windows to restart immediately when certain applications run. The worm may also conduct Denial of Service (DoS) attacks against certain web sites.

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

 

This threat is a mass-mailing worm that changes security systems on the infected computer. It usually arrives through spam e-mail.

 

It also modifies certain computer settings, such as how hidden files are displayed, and disables registry editing. It can also modify the computer's HOSTS file.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.AS@mm is a mass-mailing email worm that modifies certain computer settings, such as how hidden files are displayed, and disables registry editing.

It spreads by sending a copy of itself, as an email attachment, to contacts stored on your computer. It can also copy itself to USB and removable drives.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.AS@mm is a member of the Worm:Win32/Brontok@mm and Win32/Brontok families.

Windows Defender detects and removes this threat.

It is a mass-mailing worm that sends a copy of itself as an email attachment to your email contacts. It attempts to download files, including other malware, to your computer.

It also spreads by copying itself to removable drives such as USB sticks.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.S@mm is a mass-mailing email worm that modifies certain computer settings, such as how hidden files are displayed, and disables registry editing.

It spreads by sending a copy of itself, as an email attachment, to contacts stored on your computer. It can also copy itself to USB and removable drives.

The worm is a member of the Worm:Win32/Brontok@mm and Win32/Brontok families.

Worm:Win32/Brontok.GA@mm is a worm that spreads via email and network shares. It usually uses a folder icon for its file, in an attempt to trick you into thinking it's a normal folder.