BitDefender Antivirus

Trojan.Downloader.VBS.Psyme.JA

( VBS/Psyme.HC, Trojan VBS/Psyme.BF, HTML/Rce.Gen )
Spreading: medium
Damage: low
Size: ~2-3KB
Discovered: 2009 Feb 17

SYMPTOMS:

  • New malware is being downloaded and executed on the infected systems
  • The downloaded trojans can exhibit any malware-related behaviors (such as slow internet connection or high CPU ussage)

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:

This Visual Basic Script gets downloaded while surfing malicious websites (or even legitimate ones that were infected through various exploitation attacks). It is part of a complex infection mechanism involving many other components, that will download and install (mainly through browser-based vulnerabilities) various trojans to the unaware user's computer.

Removal instructions:

Please let BitDefender disinfect your files.

ANALYZED BY:

Marius Vanta, virus researcher