W32.Leave.Worm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: June 23, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:54:03 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse, Worm

Due to a decrease in submissions, this worm has been downgraded from a Threat Level 3 to a 2.

This worm downloads components from Web sites and contains code to accept commands from IRC.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version June 24, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version February 2, 2012 revision 035
Initial Daily Certified version June 24, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version February 3, 2012 revision 003
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 50 - 999
Number of Sites: 3 - 9
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: JP Duan

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