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ThreatExpert's Statistics for Virus.Win32.Virut.y [Kaspersky Lab]:

Virus.Win32.Virut.y [Kaspersky Lab] is also known as:
Threat AliasNumber of Incidents
PE_VIRUT.XV [Trend Micro]42
W32/Virut [McAfee]38
Win32.Virut.Gen.4 [PC Tools]34
Bloodhound.Unknown [Symantec]26
Virus:Win32/Virut.Q [Microsoft]13
W32/Virut-V [Sophos]13
W32.Virut.W [Symantec]11
Worm.Bobax.AB [PC Tools]4
AdWare.Win32.BHO [Ikarus]2
Downloader [Symantec]2
Trojan.Tiny.MK [PC Tools]2
Virus.Win32.Virut.au [Ikarus]2
Win32/Virut.B [AhnLab]2
BackDoor-CEO [McAfee]1
BehavesLikeWin32.ProcessHijack [Ikarus]1
Generic.PWS.Games.4 [Ikarus]1
PWS-Gamania.gen.a [McAfee]1
Qhost-Gen [McAfee]1
Trojan.Win32.Qhost.aei [Ikarus]1
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.PurityScan.eu [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Dropper.NSIS.Agent.b [Kaspersky Lab]1
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Microjoin [Ikarus]1
Virus.Win32.Crypt.CIK [Ikarus]1
W32.IRCBot [Symantec]1
W32.Spybot.Worm [Symantec]1
W32/Virut.gen.a [McAfee]1
Worm.PoeBot.LA [PC Tools]1
Worm.RBot.UOO [PC Tools]1

Virus.Win32.Virut.y [Kaspersky Lab] has the following possible countries of origin:
OriginNumber of Incidents
Russian Federation3
China2
Sweden2
Spain1
Turkey1

Virus.Win32.Virut.y [Kaspersky Lab] is known to be created as:
%System%\algs.exe
%System%\amvo.exe
%System%\bhvzmb.exe
%System%\bykupdjxmwheev.exe
%System%\dllcache\rtsecar.exe
%System%\ekxfwspfc.exe
%System%\firewall.exe
%System%\lssas.exe
%System%\nqnnsuymk.exe
%System%\tsqla.exe
%Temp%\glb1a2b.exe
%Temp%\rar_password_cracker_v4.12\install.exe
%Windir%\msword.exe
c:\jiwsxh39.exe
Notes:
  • %System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
  • %Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).
  • %Windir% is a variable that refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.