W32/Virut.B Virus

 Virus Information - W32/Virut.B Virus:

W32/Virut.B is a virus. The virus will infect executable files on Windows systems.

Upon execution, the virus creates a mutex named "VT_3" so that only one instance of the virus runs on the infected computer.

Then the virus attempts to infect all accessed .exe or .scr files by appending itself to the executable file.

The virus avoids infecting files that contains the following strings:

PSTO
WC32
WCUN
WINC

Then the virus opens a back door by joining the channel #virtu on the IRC server proxim.ircgalaxy.pl through TCP port 65520 allowing a remote attacker to download and execute files onto the infected computer.