W32 Virus
A Win32 or WIN32 virus or worm can affect
MS Windows 95/98/Me, NT or 2000 PE (Portable Executable) files.
Anti virus software like McAfee,
Kaspersky
and Panda
will remove W32 viruses and worms and protect you from future attacks.
W32 virus types replicate themselves by infecting other executable files
thorugh a variety of mechanisms.
Some viruses such as W32 / Sobig also use Outlook
and your address book to distribute infected files by email.
Some common W32 viruses include:
W32/Klez
W32/Lovgate
W32/Bugbear
W32/Sobig
W32/ElKern
W32/Yaha
W32/Flcss
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