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W32/Oror.e@MM

This page shows details and results of our analysis on the malware W32/Oror.e@MM

Threat Detail

Malware Type: Virus

Malware Sub-type: N/A

Discovery Date: 2002-11-05

Next Steps:

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

4232 (2002-11-06)

Updated DAT

4272 (2003-06-18)

 Minimum Engine

5.1.00

File Length

131,072

Description Added

2002-11-07

Description Modified

2002-11-07

Malware Proliferation

Characteristics

Symptoms

The presence of the aforementioned files.

Method of Infection

This worm arrives via KaZaa, email, or IRC. Executing an infected file infects the local system.

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection. Delete any file which contains this detection.

Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Variants

United States - English