Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A
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| Ranking: | 9,057 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 42,461 |
| First Seen: | May 24, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | May 4, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A is a worm that may be used to carry out various online deceptive tactics. Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A is a Visual Basic worm, a type of threat that has decreased in popularity in recent years. Nonetheless, this is not what occurs in Latin America, where threats like Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A account for nearly a third of all threat infections. Using Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A, third parties may take over the victim's computer, essentially controlling it from a remote location. Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A may be used to install other threats on the victim's computer. Using Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A, cybercrooks may track on your activity, gain access to your classified data, delete or copy your data and use your computer for their own negative activities.
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Why Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A Poses a Threat to Your Computer?
One of the most threatening aspects of Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A is that Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A can spread on its own. Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A does this by copying itself to external drives and using the affected computer's email and social networking accounts to expose the victim's contacts to Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A. Because of the severe threat posed by Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A, malware researchers advise the immediate use of a reliable security program to remove Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A and ensure that no other threat has been installed on the infected computer. Because of Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A's propensity to spread on its own from the affected computer, measures should be taken to ascertain that computers in contact with the affected PC have not been exposed to Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A, either directly or indirectly through a removable memory device.
Protecting Your Computer from Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A
The best way to prevent Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A attacks is to use a reliable security program that is fully updated. It is also indispensable to ensure that your computer's software and operating system are also fully updated, especially because threats may exploit outdated software to execute damaging code on the victim's computer. Making sure that your operating system's security settings are optimal can also prevent Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A attacks, especially because it is possible to prevent Visual Basic from been executed by modifying your computer's settings appropriately to prevent these types of unsafe scripts from running automatically.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Worm:VBS/Jenxcus.A
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | aucasuaamb..vbs | d82c234492b1c7e9dda4c18bcd683eed | 46 |
| 2. | notepad.vbe | 9800ac59db799ae7f06fedf11283d9a0 | 39 |
| 3. | aiasfacoafiasksf.vbs | 956b497b00ec65a69d104dc041d799ea | 38 |
| 4. | notepad.vbe | 8410fb812404192b8b64e660b58cedf6 | 25 |
| 5. | iexplore.vbs | 331c9f7566deaf84bd55ca09d0daeead | 21 |
| 6. | SYSTEM~1.VBE | d2b4afcee5cd0eff2f8544ea63e6fba8 | 19 |
| 7. | syswow64.vbs | 664559346bac3e4f8de6ccbf318e9bf7 | 18 |
| 8. | x-men.exe | ab8d1191478a9380a5db8fdb2b10fac1 | 17 |
| 9. | aiasfacoafiasksf.vbs | d4c97093eac3514d7c241d063f7f9c0f | 12 |
| 10. | iexplore.vbs | 93b2b0816f06a142cb372257fce67634 | 9 |
| 11. | systeme.vbs | 671d85bfd0f31e2e981343c744f7445b | 9 |
| 12. | iexplore.vbs | 628fc59d3478ea2d5c243be8f2eb6b58 | 7 |
| 13. | iso.vbs | 55d3cc7a0de85f29bd63775c173352b5 | 3 |
| 14. | crypted.vbs | 0d2c909d279af7e09743c374df95c18f | 3 |
| 15. | iexplore.vbs | e2a425b0fa8d5d2aef9c5ccf511625a9 | 1 |
| 16. | h.vbs | 00a0669becd62d05cb263a92e39c266a | 1 |
| 17. | Updatea.vbs | 8aa5dd6372ce56edf60898b60b8005c8 | 1 |
| 18. | HELP.vbs | ff0e9cc57bbe4b994c833c785cb650f7 | 1 |
| 19. | Updatea.vbs | 6cf2bab38bc7d62812196f5655fbb6a7 | 1 |
| 20. | DragonBound.vbs | 20507787a47b320465369c207d3d127c | 1 |
| 21. | mugen.vbs | 78c43cab7cef0d339e5e8170799f03b3 | 1 |
| 22. | help.vbs | 454cbd2770981525a7343b8f7ec047f7 | 1 |
| 23. | iexplore.vbs | 313bc260a05d59a191a6cee001f7ddc6 | 1 |
| 24. | iexplore.vbs | bebca84e3bbd07a55faeff5a2bfeb5fe | 1 |
| 25. | %TEMP% and [startup folder]njq8.vbs | ||
| 26. | %TEMP% and [startup folder]Servieca.vbs | ||
| 27. | %TEMP% and [startup folder]\Serviecs.vbs |
