W32.Lade

W32.Lade is a worm that attempts to spread itself through IRC. It attempts to remove antivirus software installed on the host and may attempt to format the hard drive.

NOTE: Virus definitions dated prior to August 27, 2003 may detect this threat as Backdoor.IRC.Lade.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 26, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version August 26, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 27, 2003

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low