W97M.Likon.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Printer Friendly Page|Rate this page

Discovered:: October 2, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:55:23 AM
Type:: Virus, Macro

W97M.Likon.A is a macro virus that infects Microsoft Word documents and the global template Normal.dot. If the current date is on or after April 17, 2000, it attempts to modify C:\Autoexec.bat to format drive A. Because of a programming error, the virus creates the file C:\Autoexec (without the .bat extension).

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 2, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version October 2, 2001
Initial Daily Certified version October 2, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version October 2, 2001
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: 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: Dave Adamczyk

Technical Details

Search Threats

Search by name

Example: W32.Beagle.AG@mm

Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 16