VBS.Hopper

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 21, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:35:51 AM
Also Known As:: VBS/Hopper.htm.d, Macro.Office.Hopper.e
Type:: Virus

VBS.Hopper is a Visual Basic Script virus, which infects .vbs, .htm, and .html files, and Microsoft Word documents. The Word file that is infected by this virus is detected as W97M.Hopper.D.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 21, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version March 21, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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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