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Discovered:
- August 25, 2004
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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:26:49 PM
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Also Known As:
- I-Worm.LovGate.ah [Kaspersky]
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Type:
- Worm
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Lovgate.AO@mm is a mass-mailing worm that propagates through open network shares and prepends itself to .exe files.
The email has a variable subject and attachment name, with a .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .scr, or.zip file extension.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version August 25, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version August 25, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date August 25, 2004
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Writeup By: Robert X Wang
