W97M.Black.G

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 21, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:53:46 AM
Type:: Macro

W97M.Black.G is a macro virus that infects Word documents by adding a "BLACKCURSE" module. It changes the Author and Title of all infected documents. On August 31 it also prints out a message.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 21, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version February 21, 2001
Initial Daily Certified version February 21, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version February 21, 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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