W97M.Plonky

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 4, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:06:49 PM
Type:: Macro
Systems Affected:: Macintosh, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

W97M.Plonky is a Microsoft Word macro virus that spreads by infecting Microsoft Word documents and the Normal.dot global template. It disables access to the Control Toolbox toolbar and prevents you from editing Visual Basic code.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 5, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 5, 2003
Initial Daily Certified version September 5, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 5, 2003
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 10, 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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: John Canavan

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