W97M.Bablas.BS

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 13, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:53:56 AM
Type:: Macro

W97M.Bablas.BS is a Microsoft Word macro virus that infects active documents and the global template, Normal.dot. It also disables access to the Macro Editor and the Visual Basic Editor. W97M.Bablas.BS hides its activities by stealthing. When the day is either Friday or Sunday and the time is earlier than 21:00, the computer beeps and displays a message in Indonesian with English at the end of the message.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 13, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version February 13, 2001
Initial Daily Certified version February 13, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version February 13, 2001
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: Douglas Knowles

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