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Top 10 malware reported to Sophos in 1999

Position Malware Percentage of reports
1 XM/Laroux
   16.7%
2 WM97/Ethan
   10.4%
3 WM97/Marker-A
   9.6%
4 WM97/Class
   8.2%
5 W32/Ska-Happy99
   7.8%
6 WM97/Footer
   7.0%
7 WM97/Melissa
   5.7%
8 W95/CIH-10xx
   5.4%
9 Form
   2.5%
10 W32/ExploreZip
   1.7%
Others 25%

 

Feature:

WM97/Ethan

WM97/Ethan is a simple Word macro virus which contains just one macro. Whenever a document is closed, there is a 1 in 3 chance that the virus will modify the File|Properties information to:

 

Title: Ethan From
Author: EW/LN/CB
Keywords: Ethan

 

The method of infection is such that the virus can mix with other viruses to produce a double infection.

 
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