W32/Marque.worm

This page shows details and results of our analysis on the malware W32/Marque.worm

Overview

This is a virus detection. Viruses are programs that self-replicate recursively, meaning that infected systems spread the virus to other systems, which then propagate the virus further. While many viruses contain a destructive payload, it's quite common for viruses to do nothing more than spread from one system to another.


Minimum DAT

4300 (2003-10-29)

Updated DAT

4371 (2004-06-30)

Minimum Engine

5.1.00

File Length

36352 bytes

Description Added

2003-10-24

Description Modified

2003-10-29

Malware Proliferation

Characteristics

Symptoms

Screensaver appearing with the text indicated above

Method of Infection

Removal

All Users:
Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants