Symantec WARNS of a computer worm: W32.Nimda.E@mm

KUALA LUMPUR -- October 31, 2001 --

Date	October 31, 2001
Name :	W32.Nimda.E@mm
Threat Assessment:	Level 3 (medium)
Description	W32.Nimda.E@mm is a new version of W32.Nimda.A@mm that contains bug-fixes and other modifications, which are designed to prevent detection of this variant by antivirus programs. This worm is similar in functionality to W32.Nimda.A@mm. Differences include the modification of file names used by the worm:  The attachment received has been changed to: Sample.exe  The dropped .dll file is now: Httpodbc.dll  The worm now copies itself to the \Windows\System folder as Csrss.exe  instead of Mmc.exe NOTE: Norton AntiVirus already detects Infected HTML files as W32.Nimda.A@mm (html).
Definitions From Symantec	A fix  tool for this variant is posted at: http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.nimda.e@mm.removal.tool.html
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