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Virus Information Center
VBS_CHICK.B (low risk)
Virus type: VBScript
Destructive: No
Aliases:
CHM_BRIT.A, CHICK.B
Description:
This Trojan propagates via MAPI commands, and arrives as a Compiled HTML
Help File with the subject line "RE:Nuevo video de Caifanes....." It
overwrites the SCRIPT.INI file in the mIRC folder. If a SCRIPT.INI file does
not exist, it creates one, and sends the file C:\Windows\BRITNEY.CHM to
users connected in the same mIRC channel as the infected user.
Solution:
1) Click Start>Run, type Regedit then hit the Enter Key.
2) In the left panel, click the "+" to the left of the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
3) In the right panel, look for and then delete the registry
entry that contains this data value:
Chm="1"
4) Close the Registry.
5) Delete the SCRIPT.INI file in your mIRC folder.
6) Scan your PC for viruses at:
www.antivirus.ie/index.mv?free_scan=1
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