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| Affected operating systems | Windows |
| Protection available since | 7 March 2005 13:20:16 (GMT) |
| Detected by | All Sophos products |
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W32/Kelvir-C is an instant messenging worm that spreads by sending a message through Windows Messenger to all of an infected user's contacts.
W32/Kelvir-C arrives as an attachment called omf.pif in a message that encourages the recipient to visit a web page to download an update and reads:
<URL> lol! seeit! u'll like it
W32/Kelvir-C also attempts to download a file named ME.JPG from a remote website. At the time of the writing the site was unavailable.
For more information about ME.JPG please see W32/Rbot-XA.
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