F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Lovgate.AH

Summary

Lovgate.AH worm was found in July 2004. The worm spreads in e-mails, local networks and peer-to-peer networks. Additionally the worm drops a backdoor to an infected system.

Lovgate.AH renames all found .EXE files to .~EX and drops itself as an .EXE file to the same directory with the same name.

Lovgate.AH is similar to Lovgate.AC. For more information, see

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/lovgate_ac.shtml

Detection

Detection of Lovgate.AH was published in the following F-Secure Anti-Virus updates:

[FSAV_Database_Version]

Version=2004-07-05_02

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Write-up by: Mikko Hypponen, July 7th, 2004

F-Secure Corporation