W97M.Cian.C@mm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 12, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:42:59 AM
Type:: Macro
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W97M.Cian.C@mm is a mass-mailing macro virus that infects Microsoft Word documents. This macro virus has a VBS script inside itself that it inserts and executes on the system. This VBS script is detected as VBS.Cian.C.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 13, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version February 13, 2003
Initial Daily Certified version February 13, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version February 13, 2003
Initial Weekly Certified release date February 19, 2003

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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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Neal Hindocha

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