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XM.Sofa

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Name XM.Sofa
Type
Affected
Risk Level 1: Very Low
Discovered
Update February 13, 2007 12:11:15 PM
Length
Info The XM.Sofa is the first member of the second family of Excel viruses. First discovered by SARC in early December of 1996 (west coast USA), XM.Sofa, like other Excel viruses, is written in MS Visual Basic and it spreads by copying its own viral macros to other MS Excel spreadsheet hosts. Unlike XM.Laroux (the first known, viable Excel ) which infects by creating a file called PERSONAL.XLS in the default startup directory, XM.Sofa spreads by way of a file called BOOK.XLT placed in the alternate startup directory.
Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 – 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 – 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low
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