Worm/Sober.F - Worm

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Virus:	Worm/Sober.F
Date discovered:	04/04/2004
Type:	Worm
In the wild:	No
Reported Infections:	Low
Distribution Potential:	Medium
Damage Potential:	Low to medium
Static file:	No
File size:	42.496 Bytes
VDF version:	6.24.00.84 - Sun, 04 Apr 2004 19:13 (GMT+1)

General Method of propagation:
   • Email

Aliases:
   • Symantec: W32.Sober.F@mm
   • Mcafee: W32/Sober.f@MM
   • Kaspersky: Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.f
   • TrendMicro: WORM_SOBER.F
   • Grisoft: I-Worm/Sober.F
   • VirusBuster: I-Worm.Sober.G
   • Bitdefender: Win32.Sober.F@mm

Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 95
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003

Side effects:
   • Downloads files
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Registry modification

Right after execution it runs a windows application which will display the following window:

For more details see full description here .

Description inserted by Andrei Gherman on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:27 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Andrei Gherman on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:00 (GMT+1)

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