W32.Antiqfx.Worm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 28, 1999
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:33:05 AM
Also Known As:: Win32.HLLW.AntiQFX.a [AVP], W32/Antiqfx.worm.a [McAfee], TROJ_ANTIQFX [Trend], W32/AntiQFX-A [Sophos], Win32.AntiQFX.A [CA]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Antiqfx.Worm was discovered on Dec 28, 1999 and will propagate over the network. It has a payload, which will delete files of a specific type and filename.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 30, 1999
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version December 30, 1999
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 30, 1999

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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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Medium

Writeup By: Peter Szor

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