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Remove Invitation Card.zip, W32.Ackantta.B@mm removal

By Gina on June 30, 2009 | Malware, Worm

Invitation Card.zip is a malicious file spreading via fraudulent emails. The “Invitation Card.zip” contains W32.Ackantta.B@mm worm.

W32.Ackantta.B@mm a.k.a Invitation Card.zip infection is distributed as a Twitter invitation email. If the recipient opens InvitationCard.zip file, the worm sends the same message to all the email addresses it finds on board a computer. The subject of the message claims "Your friend invited you to twitter!". Needless to say, the invitation is a fake.

Not only Invitation Card.zip sends itself using your mail, but it also creates copies of itself onto shared folders and removable drives. Furthermore, W32.Ackantta.B@mm downloads Vundo trojan and other malware.

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