VBS.Taber Virus!

Discovered on: September 24, 2003
Last Updated on: September 25, 2003 03:47:55 PM

VBS.Taber is a worm that attempts to spread through the KaZaA file-sharing network as "Britney_and_Madonna_fu**ing.mov.vbs."

The worm attempts to delete C:\Windows\Explorer.exe and make some configuration changes to Internet Explorer by editing the registry keys.

The worm will only execute on Windows 95/98/Me systems.

Also Known As: Worm.P2P.Tabe.b[AVP]

Infection Length: 3632

Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me
Systems Not Affected: DOS, Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, OS/2, UNIX, Windows 2000, Windows 3.x, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Source:symantec.com
 
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