Constructor.BAT.BWG

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

Overview

Alias:

 BAT/BWG.004 Constructor [Eset], Virus Constructor [Panda]

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

Date of Origin:

 March, 2002

Operation

Storage Required:
  • Constructor.BAT.BWG: at least 5 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove Constructor.BAT.BWG 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.
    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!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 February 27, 2005