VBS.Legal.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 16, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:59:11 AM
Type:: Worm, Virus

VBS.Legal.A is a Visual Basic Script worm that copies itself to several folders on the hard disk and to a floppy disk if one is inserted in the floppy disk drive. The worm overwrites files with .vbs and .vbe extensions if they are located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\Samples folders.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 16, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version January 16, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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