[virusinfo] W32/Kelvir-CB

  • From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: virusinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:04:38 -0700

From:  Sophos Alert System wrote:

Name: W32/Kelvir-CB
Aliases: IM-Worm.Win32.Kelvir.cb
Type: Win32 worm
Date: 27 June 2005

Sophos has issued protection for W32/Kelvir-CB.

At the time of writing, Sophos has received a small number of
reports of this worm from the wild.

Customers using EM Library, Enterprise Console, PureMessage or
any of our Sophos small business solutions will be automatically
protected at their next scheduled update.


Information about W32/Kelvir-CB can be found at:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32kelvircb.html

W32/Kelvir-CB is an instant messaging worm for the Windows platform. 
W32/Kelvir-CB monitors the status of all Windows Messenger contacts and sends 
the following text to all online contacts: 
Doesnt this kind of look like you?
http://[DOMAIN REMOVED]/pics.php?id=345&pic=4565.jpg 
At the time of writing, the link referenced in the message text was 
unavailable. 

The W32/Kelvir-CB virus identity file (IDE) includes detection for:


Troj/Dloader-PK
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdloaderpk.html
Troj/Multidr-DO
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojmultidrdo.html
Dial/Chivio-A
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/dialchivioa.html
Troj/Paymite-A
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojpaymitea.html
W32/Sdbot-ZU
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32sdbotzu.html
Troj/Multidr-DP
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojmultidrdp.html
Troj/Dumaru-G
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojdumarug.html
Troj/Iefeat-AJ
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojiefeataj.html
W32/Antinny-K
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32antinnyk.html

Customers with 3.xx or lower versions of Sophos Anti-Virus, 
who are not running EM Library, can manually download the IDE
for W32/Kelvir-CB from:

http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/kelvi-cb.ide

Read about how to use IDE files at
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/363.html

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