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Hacktool.Brutex

Updated: March 21, 2005 11:32:30 AM GMT
Type: Hack Tools
Risk Impact: High
File Names: run32.bat
Systems Affected: Linux, Windows 2000, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

SUMMARY


Behavior

Hacktool.Brutex attempts to authenticate itself to a remote computer. If it can, it may copy files on it, and then execute them.

Symptoms

Transmission

Protection

  • Virus Definitions (LiveUpdate™ Weekly) April 7, 2004
  • Virus Definitions (Intelligent Updater) April 7, 2004

TECHNICAL DETAILS


When Hacktool.Brutex is executed, it does the following:
  1. Attempts to authenticate to a remote file share by using a list of user names and passwords.

  2. Copies files to the remote share.

  3. Remotely executes the copied files.



REMOVAL


The following instructions pertain to all Symantec antivirus products that support Security Risk detection.
  1. Update the definitions.
  2. Run a full system scan and delete all the files detected as Hacktool.Brutex.
For specific details on each of these steps, read the following instructions.

1. To update the definitions
To obtain the most recent definitions, start your Symantec program and run LiveUpdate.

2. To scan for and delete the files
  1. Start your Symantec antivirus program, and then run a full system scan.
  2. If any files are detected as Hacktool.Brutex, click Delete.

    Note: If your Symantec antivirus product reports that it cannot delete a detected file, write down the path and file name. Then use Windows Explorer to locate and delete the file.



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