W97M.Bablas Family

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 3, 1999
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:34:40 AM
Type:: Macro

W97M.Bablas is a Word macro virus that infects active documents and the Normal template. It also disables access to the Macro Editor and the Visual Basic Editor. W97M.Bablas hides it's activities by stealthing. When the current day is either Friday or Sunday and the time is earlier than 21:00 the computer will beep and display a message in Indonesian.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 8, 1999
Latest Rapid Release version October 18, 2011 revision 019
Initial Daily Certified version September 8, 1999
Latest Daily Certified version October 18, 2011 revision 022
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Medium
Number of Infections: 50 - 999
Number of Sites: More than 10
Geographical Distribution: High
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Andre Post

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