Kelvir
Summary
Kelvir is an IM (Instant Messenger) worm that spreads by sending a link to its file using MSN Messenger. The worm also tries to download and run a file from Internet.
Removal
To get rid of this worm it is enough to delete its file from a hard disk. The latest versions of F-Secure Anti-Virus can automatically disable (rename) the worm's infected file. If automatic disinfection fails, please select 'Delete' disinfection action for the worm's file when it is detected. Instructions are here:
https://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/virusproblem/howtoclean/howtodeleteinfec...
Please restart a computer after disinfection.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
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Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
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Exclude a file from further scanning
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Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
Variant:IM-Worm.Kelvir.B
Variant:W32/Kelvir.B
Size:49011
The worm's file is a PE executable about 49 kilobytes long. The file is packed with a file compressor. The worm is written in Visual Basic.
The worm's file usually arrives on a computer with the MSN instant message message that looks like that:
lol! see it! u'll like it
The message contains a link that points to the worm's file named 'omg.pif' located on the 'home.earthlink.net' webserver. When this file is downloaded and run by a user, it infects a computer and continues its spreading cycle by sending instant messages to all found MSN Messenger contacts.
Additionally the worm tries to download the following file:
http://home.earthlink.net/~gallery10/me.jpg
This file is saved to the root of C:\ drive as 'dumprep.exe' and is then executed. The downloaded file is a variant of RBot backdoor and it is detected as 'Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.kp'. At the moment of the creation of this description the 'me.jpg' file was not accessible any longer.
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