Gruel | |
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Dialogue box displayed by the worm | |
Alias | Fakerr |
Type | Computer worm |
Technical details | |
Platform | Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP |
Size | 102,400 bytes |
Gruel, also referred to by F-Secure as Fakerr, was a worm first surfacing in 2003 targeting Microsoft Windows platforms such as Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It spread via email and file sharing networks.[1][2]