Viewfile

Overview

Summary

This is a hostile ActiveX control which might cause denial of service, loss of confidentiality or other damage in your machine if a web page containing it were loaded by your browser.

Category

Hostile ActiveX: An ActiveX control is essentially a Windows program that can be distributed from a web page. These controls can do literally anything a Windows program can do. A Hostile ActiveX program does something that its user did not intend for it to do, such as erasing a hard drive, dropping a virus or trojan into your machine, or scanning your drive for tax records or documents. As with other Trojans, a Hostile ActiveX control will normally appear to have some other function than what it actually has.

Origins

Date of Origin

February, 1998

Detection and Removal

Manual Removal

Follow these steps to remove Viewfile 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:

VgaCopyPro6.1 VgvpoANSIBomb VidFailPrank VideogateVGCompanion View Viewfile VirtuMonde VirtualBouncer VirtualBouncer VirtualBouncer2.0