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Win32/Werle.C

Aliases:Trojan.Win32.Cosmu.alq (Kaspersky), Generic Dropper.jo (McAfee), Trojan.Cinmeng (Symantec) 
Type of infiltration:Virus  
Size:317952 B 
Affected platforms:Microsoft Windows 
Signature database version:4547 (20091027) 

Short description

Win32/Werle.C is a file infector. The virus infects the files by inserting its code at the beginning of the original program.

Installation

The virus may create the following files:
  • %system%bernie.exe (317952 B)
  • %system%bernie.map (317952 B)
  • %system%bernie.tmp (317952 B)
  • %system%%originalfilename%.exe
A string with variable content is used instead of %originalfilename%.

File infection

The virus searches local drives for files with the following file extensions:
  • .exe
The virus infects the files by inserting its code at the beginning of the original program.

The size of the inserted code is 317952 B.

Other information

The virus may delete the following files:
  • *.doc
  • *.jpg
  • *.mp3
  • *.pas
  • *.zip