W97M.Lami

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 23, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:59:11 AM
Also Known As:: Macro.Word97.Lami [AVP]
Type:: Macro
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W97M.Lami is a macro virus that infects active documents and the Normal.dot template file in Microsoft Word 97. The virus has a payload which attempts to delete files if the date is between December 28 and January 3.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 23, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 23, 2002
Initial Daily Certified version August 23, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 23, 2002
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 28, 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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