W97M.HashiBirth

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 29, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:54:42 AM
Also Known As:: Word97Macro/Opey.BF [CA]
Type:: Macro
Systems Affected:: Macintosh, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W97M.HashiBirth, also known as Word97Macro/Opey.BF, is a Word 97 macro virus that infects Microsoft Word documents and templates, as well as changes the appearance of Microsoft Word documents. This virus displays date-specific messages and animated text in Word documents.

Once an infected document is opened, closed, and saved, the macro virus replicates itself to the document and to the Microsoft Word template file, Normal.dot.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 30, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version January 30, 2003
Initial Daily Certified version January 30, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version January 30, 2003
Initial Weekly Certified release date February 5, 2003

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: Jason Pan

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