W32/Lovgate.J@mm

Threat risk

Threat risk low


Detection files published: 13 May 2003	Description created: 2003-05-13	Description updated: 2003-05-13

Malware type: Virus, Attività nocive: attenzione! (descrizioni brevi)	Alias:	Spreading mechanism Email, File Infection, Network

Payload:

Summary
Spreading description
Removal

Summary

This is a further development of the Lovgate email worm series, of which Lovgate.F has been the most prominent. The J variant has added file infection capability.

Spreading description

Email characteristics:

Subject: Variable
Body: Variable

Attachment: Variable

This worm is similar to its precedessors, but unlike them, it is capable of infecting files on the hard disk.

Removal

General information about removal of malicious software

Norman's antivirus products are in general able to remove all malicious software that is detected.
Some malware, however, uses techniques that the general product does not remove sufficiantly. We have therefore developed the free product Norman Malware Cleaner. Please use the latest version of this program from the link below - if your Norman antivirus is unable to clean-up the infection.

Utilizzo	Titolo	Commento
	Blocco dei virus che infettano le condivisioni di rete
	Cleaning of back-up folders on Windows Me and XP

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