Worm/Sober.AB - Worm

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Virus:	Worm/Sober.AB
Date discovered:	29/04/2007
Type:	Worm
In the wild:	Yes
Reported Infections:	High
Distribution Potential:	High
Damage Potential:	Medium
Static file:	Yes
File size:	89.274 Bytes
MD5 checksum:	b8c0c8f33f47c39794dff68489a706ce
VDF version:	6.38.01.89 - Fri, 04 May 2007 16:33 (GMT+1)
IVDF version:	6.38.01.93 - Fri, 04 May 2007 16:33 (GMT+1)
Engine version:	6.30.00.07

General Method of propagation:
   • Email

Aliases:
   • Symantec: W32.Sober.AA@MM
   • Mcafee: W32/Sober.gen@MM
   • Kaspersky: Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.aa
   • F-Secure: Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.aa
   • Sophos: W32/Sober-AD
   • Bitdefender: Win32.Sober.Gen

It was previously detected as:
   • Worm/Sober.GEN

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

Side effects:
   • Disable security applications
   • Downloads malicious files
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Registry modification

   - synchronizes time with several ntp servers (ntp.scx.ru, vega.cbk.poznan.pl)
   - event-/time-driven
   - contains encrypted strings

For more details see full description here .

Description inserted by Dennis Elser on Fri, 04 May 2007 14:45 (GMT+1)
Description updated by Dennis Elser on Mon, 07 May 2007 07:06 (GMT+1)

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