Discovered: June 14, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:01:06 PM
Also Known As: WORM_SACHIEL [Trend], W32/Sachiel.worm [McAfee], Worm.Win32.Sachiel [KAV], W32/Sachiel [Sophos], Win32.Sachiel [CA]
Type: Virus
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Sachiel is a virus that attempts to spread itself through the floppy disk drive. It is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and is compressed with UPX. The size of this virus is approximately 45 KB after it is decompressed.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version June 17, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
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Initial Daily Certified version June 17, 2002
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Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
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Initial Weekly Certified release date June 19, 2002
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 50 - 999
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Number of Sites: More than 10
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Yana Liu