W97M.Arowan.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 22, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:36:18 AM
Type:: Macro

W97M.Arowan.A is a Microsoft Word macro virus that spreads by infecting the active Microsoft Word document and the global template, Normal.dot. The virus also drops the Bie.bat file, which modifies the Autoexec.bat file to delete files and folders on drive C.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 22, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version March 22, 2001
Initial Daily Certified version March 22, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version March 22, 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: Kaoru Hayashi

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