Virus.PHP.Redz
Virus.PHP.Redz ( Kaspersky Lab ) is also known as: PHP/Redz ( McAfee ), PHP.Redz ( Symantec ), PHP/Redz ( Sophos ), PHP/Redz* ( RAV ), PHP_REDZ.A ( Trend Micro ), PHP/Redz ( H+BEDV ), PHP/Redz.A ( FRISK ), PHP.Redz.A ( SOFTWIN ), PHP.Redz ( ClamAV ), Univ.A ( Panda ), PHP/Redz.A ( Eset )
| Detection added |
Dec 30 2004 |
| Description added |
Jul 18 2007 |
| Behavior |
Virus |
This script virus infects files with a .php, .htm, or .html extension. It is 677 bytes in size. It is written in PHP.
When launching, the virus searches the current folder for files with a .php, .htm or .html extension. It searches the files for a string reading "redz.php". If it does not find this string, the virus will write its body to the end of the file, and cease running.
If your computer does not have an up-to-date antivirus, or does not have an antivirus solution at all, follow the instructions below to delete the malicious program: Update your antivirus databases and perform a full scan of the computer ( download a trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus).
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