W32/Sober.J@mm

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W32/Sober.J@mm Destructivity: Spreading: Overall risk:
  
• Detected by virus detection files published: 1/31/2005 • Type: Worm
• Virus characteristics first published: 1/31/2005 • Spreading mechanism: Email
• Virus characteristics latest update: 10/30/2007 • Overall risk: Low
• 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
When Sober.J is first run it will launch notepad to display the following (or similar) text:
 
---Mail Text
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Hey,
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hv8hKpAAJQAUADWWQABsloM9PAeQEgoFlNk0TbcMAxop7HiVG6w
   ZZITXLjMnR5mz3bICoTcDCqFH
2Fw2XfcJyCPPA91clx6YWTZNsyo2jxuZJ8mmaQZnc/8Lmk3TNM0fY
   m6Ap7qQZdM0yNRgm2zMbZpm
.....
 
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