W32/GattMan-A

Aliases	W32/Gatt
Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Virus
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


How it spreads	Infected files
Affected operating systems	Windows
Included in our products from	March 2007 (4.15)
Protection available since	4 July 2006 05:34:28 (GMT)
Last updated	15 January 2007 22:19:26 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

W32/GattMan-A is a virus for the Windows platform.

When run the virus will scan the computer for IDC files which it will infect. Infected IDC files when run will drop and execute the virus.

W32/GattMan-A will also attempt to locate the following utilities on the infected computer's hard drive: Exe32Pack, PePack, Spec, Upx and VGAlign.

A message hidden inside the virus reads:

"[Gattaca] [Darkman/TKT] [Second Part To Hell/rRlf]"

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