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Worm:VBS/Autorun.AL
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan.Win32.AutoRun.a (Kaspersky) VBS/AutoRun.AI (Norman) VBS/Autorun-JP (Sophos) VBS/AutoRun.Y (ESET) VBS/SillyAutorunScript.ES (CA) VBS/Autorun.worm.bi (McAfee) VBS.Runauto (Symantec)
Summary
Worm:VBS/Autorun.AL is a worm that spreads via removable and fixed drives.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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