W32.Kan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 18, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:37:15 AM
Also Known As:: Win32.Kanban
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Kan is a very simple virus. The viral body is only 132 bytes in size. When executed, the virus attempts to infect all executable files in the \Windows folder.

NOTE: This virus requires the file Invictus.dll to execute. Norton has detected Invictus.dll as W32.Invictus.dll since August 22, 2001.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 18, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version September 18, 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: Neal Hindocha

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