Access Macro Generator


· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·



Overview

Alias:

AMG.gen virus [Eset], AMG.kit [McAfee], Constructor.Macro.AMG [Kaspersky], Constructor.Win32.AMG [Kaspersky], Constructor/AMG [Panda], Macro.Source [Kaspersky], virus construction tool [F-Prot], Win32/AMG Constructor [Eset]

Category:

Virus Creation Tool: A program designed to generate viruses. Even early virus creation tools were able to generate hundreds or thousands of different, functioning viruses, which were initially undetectable by current scanners.

Trojan Creation Tool: A program designed to create Trojans. Some of these tools merely wrap existing Trojans, to make them harder to detect. Others add a trojan to an existing product (such as RegEdit.exe), making it a Dropper.

Similar Pests:

Virus Creation Tool · Trojan Creation Tool

Origins

Author:

Ultras

Date of Origin:

November, 1998

Operation

Storage Required:

  • Access Macro Generator: at least 145 KB
  • Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.



    Manual Removal:

    Follow these steps to remove Access Macro Generator from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:

  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
  • Research By:

  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    February 19, 2005