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- Discovered:
- October 24, 2003
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:12:35 PM
- Also Known As:
- W32.Marque@mm, W32/Marque.worm [McAfee], W32/Marq-A [Sophos], Win32/Marq.A [Eset], I-Worm.Voltan [Kaspersky]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
W32.Marque.Worm is a worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send an HTML-formatted email to all the contacts in the Windows Address Book. The email contains a link to a specific Web site. If you click the link and connect to the site, the worm file, Zelig.scr, will be automatically downloaded.
This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual C++ programming language and is compressed with ASPack.
Note: Virus definitions dated prior to October 27, 2003 may detect this threat as W32.Marque@mm.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version October 24, 2003
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version October 24, 2003
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date October 24, 2003
Click here 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: 3 - 9
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Yana Liu
