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Discovered:
- January 18, 2007
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Updated:
- January 19, 2007 8:29:28 AM
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Type:
- Worm
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Infection Length:
- Varies
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Fakerecy is a worm that spreads by copying itself to removable and mapped drives.
Note: Definitions prior to January 19, 2007 may detect this threat as
Trojan.Horse.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version January 19, 2007
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version January 19, 2007
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date January 24, 2007
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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: Easy
Distribution
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Distribution Level: Medium
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Target of Infection: Spreads through mapped drives.
Writeup By: Asuka Yamamoto
