W32/Bagle.F@mm

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W32/Bagle.F@mm Destructivity: Spreading: Overall risk:
  
• Detected by virus detection files published: 2/29/2004 • Type: Worm
• Virus characteristics first published: 2/29/2004 • Spreading mechanism: Email, Network, Other
• Virus characteristics latest update: 3/29/2004 • Overall risk: Low
• Alias: • Payload: Backdoor, terminates AV processes
• Infection type: Microsoft Windows 95/98/98 SE/ME/NT 4/2000/XP/2003/Vista  

Virus type Spreading
mechanism 		Destructivity
and payload 		Additional
descriptions 		Detection
and removal

Frequently asked questions

Question

Neither my email scanner nor my on-demand scanner seem to detect this worm. Why?

Answer

Several variants of this worm come in a password protected archive. As the scanner does not know the password, it will not be able to scan the content of the archive before it is unzipped. However, you should never open attachments that potentially can contain malicious content.

Write-up by Snorre Fagerland
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