W97M/Pri.A

description-logoAnalysis

  • Virus consists of one macro module within the class storage
  • Virus hooks Word event handlers which prevents the opening or closing of infected documents
  • Virus is polymorphic due to algorithmic variable replacement within its virus code
  • Virus searches the macro storage of host files for the string
    "Pri"
    which is part of the syntax "Private Sub", as a means to determine if the host file is already infected
  • Virus contains this comment line-

    'W97M/PSD ...porn star dreams? [(c)1998 ALT-F11 code hack]

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Detection Availability

FortiClient
Extreme
FortiMail
Extreme
FortiSandbox
Extreme
FortiWeb
Extreme
Web Application Firewall
Extreme
FortiIsolator
Extreme
FortiDeceptor
Extreme
FortiEDR