W97M.Inspector.E

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: July 27, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:00:24 PM

This is a Microsoft Word macro virus that spreads by infecting Microsoft Word documents and the global template, Normal.dot. This virus infects documents when they are created, opened, or closed. If the virus finds that an older version of itself is installed, it deletes the older version and replaces the code with the current version.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version July 27, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version July 27, 2001
Initial Daily Certified version July 27, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version July 27, 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: Atli Gudmundsson

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