Virus:Worm/Lovgate.W
Date discovered:20/07/2005
Type:Worm
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Medium
Distribution Potential:Medium
Damage Potential:Low to medium
Static file:Yes
File size:179.200 Bytes
MD5 checksum:EE60B144AEA5AA8550FD3E0A873CFF2C
VDF version:6.24.00.86

 General Methods of propagation:
   • Email
   • Local network


Aliases:
   •  Symantec: W32.HLLW.Lovgate.I@mm
   •  Mcafee: W32/Lovgate.w@M
   •  Kaspersky: Email-Worm.Win32.LovGate.gen
   •  TrendMicro: WORM_LOVGATE.W
   •  F-Secure: W32/Lovgate.W@mm
   •  Sophos: W32/Lovgate-AP
   •  Grisoft: I-Worm/Lovgate.X
   •  VirusBuster: I-Worm.Lovgate.BI
   •  Bitdefender: Win32.LovGate.W@mm


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP


Side effects:
   • Disable security applications
   • Drops malicious files
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Lowers security settings
   • Registry modification
Description inserted by Andrei Gherman on Monday, August 1, 2005
Description updated by Andrei Ivanes on Tuesday, March 14, 2006

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