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Find the latest advice in our Community. See the user guide for your product on the Help Center. Chat with or call an expert for help. On executing the infected file, the virus attempts to contact a remote server and download and execute a file. In addition, the virus installs a remote command shell on the infected machine. A infects files by appending itself to each Windows executable file it finds. The virus also has the ability to scan the network and infect files found in open network shares.

It avoids infecting ntoskrnl. The marking of the infected files prevents re-infection attempts. To check if an instance of itself is already running, the virus creates a mutex named gaelicum.

Javascript is disabled in your web browser For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Classification Category :. Type :. Aliases :. Pinfi, Parite. Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it. Please make sure that the computer is disconnected from the network while disinfection is done and that all computers in the same network are disinfected.

Otherwise the virus will re-infect already disinfected computers on the network. As the virus installs a dropper with a TMP extrension on the hard drive, it is recommended to add the TMP extension to the list of extensions scanned by the F-Secure security product.

A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:. First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest detection database updates , then try scanning the file again. After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.

NOTE If the file was moved to quarantine , you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it. If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product. The infection routine is injected into these new processes via a hook on Windows Native System Services, for example: ntdll. When the infected file is run, it drops another malicious file to the same directory where it was executed.

The malware writer also provides a method to protect a machine from infection, by setting the following registry key and value this feature was probably needed during development of the file infector :. Javascript is disabled in your web browser For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Classification Category :. Type :. Aliases :. Removal Automatic action Suspect a file is incorrectly detected a False Positive?

Automatic action Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it. Suspect a file is incorrectly detected a False Positive? If you wish, you may also: Check for the latest database updates First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest detection database updates , then try scanning the file again.

Submit a sample After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis. Exclude a file from further scanning If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.

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