W97M.Cuenta.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 21, 2000
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:50:09 AM
Also Known As:: W97M.Cuenta.B
Type:: Macro

W97M.Cuenta is a macro virus that infects active documents and the Normal.dot template file. The virus also modifies the Autoexec.bat file to delete all system files.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 21, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version December 21, 2000
Initial Daily Certified version December 21, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version December 21, 2000
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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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