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- Discovered:
- March 23, 2004
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:20:05 PM
- Also Known As:
- I-Worm.LovGate.t [Kaspersky], W32/Lovgate.s@MM [McAfee]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
The W32.HLLW.Lovgate.O@mm worm is a variant of W32.HLLW.Lovgate@mm. This variant is also a mass-mailing worm that attempts to reply to all the email messages in the Microsoft Outlook Inbox.
The "sender" of the email is spoofed and its subject line and message vary. The attachment name varies with a .exe, .pif, or .scr file extension.
This worm also attempts to copy itself to all the computers on a local network and to the Kazaa-shared folders.
This threat is written in the C++ programming language and is compressed with ASPack.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version March 23, 2004
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version March 23, 2004
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date March 24, 2004
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: 0 - 2
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Moderate
Damage
- Damage Level: Medium
Distribution
- Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Robert X Wang
