W97M.Creutze

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 22, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:54:43 AM
Also Known As:: Macro.Word97.Creutze [AVP], W97M/Creutze.A [F-Prot]
Type:: Macro

W97M.Creutze is a macro virus that infects the Normal.dot template when you open an infected document in Microsoft Word 97. After Normal.dot becomes infected, clean documents become infected when you close them.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 22, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 22, 2002
Initial Daily Certified version August 22, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 22, 2002
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 22, 2002

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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: Kaoru Hayashi

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