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WORM_OPASERV.S
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: Net-Worm.Win32.Opasoft.s (Kaspersky), W32/Opaserv.worm.gen (McAfee), Downloader (Symantec), Worm/OpaSoft.S.2 (Avira), W32/Opaserv-Y (Sophos), Worm:Win32/Opasoft.F (Microsoft)

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

Low

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

This memory-resident worm is designed to drop log files that contain encrypted information. Due to some bugs in its code, however, it fails to perform its intended routine.

It runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Mar. 4, 2003 6:18:54 AM GMT -0800
Description updated: Oct. 15, 2004 4:51:53 AM GMT -0800

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