W97M.Bluduag

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 23, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:49:41 AM
Also Known As:: Macro.Word97.BluFish [KAV]
Type:: Macro
Systems Affected:: Macintosh, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W97M.Bluduag is a macro virus that spreads from a Microsoft Word Normal.dot template to Microsoft Word documents. The virus also contains a component that saves infected documents to the KaZaA shared folder.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 24, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version December 24, 2002
Initial Daily Certified version December 24, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version December 24, 2002
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 24, 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: Maryl Magee

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