W32.Sand.6144

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Discovered:: October 2, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:48:01 AM
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Sand.6144 is family of viruses that prepend themselves to .exe files that reside in the same folder as the virus. One variant also deletes the infected file if it finds no more files to infect.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 2, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version October 2, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 2, 2002

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Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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