- Discovered:
- December 27, 2012
- Updated:
- December 27, 2012 1:12:45 PM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
W32.Extrat!gen1 is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the W32.Extrat family of worms.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version December 26, 2012 revision 040
- Latest Rapid Release version December 26, 2012 revision 040
- Initial Daily Certified version December 27, 2012 revision 003
- Latest Daily Certified version December 27, 2012 revision 003
- Initial Weekly Certified release date January 2, 2013
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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: Medium
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low