W32.Sachiel

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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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.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version June 17, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version June 17, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date June 19, 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 50 - 999
Number of Sites: More than 10
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu

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