Trojan.Ramvicrype uses the RC4 algorithm to encrypt files on systems running Windows 98, 95, XP, Windows Me, Vista, NT, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, according to Symantec's Web site.
Computers with files that have the .vicrypt extension are infected, a Symantec researcher wrote in a blog post this weekend.
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