W32.Upering.Worm

W32.Upering.Worm is a mass-mailing worm that spreads by sending itself to email addresses and instant message contacts in the AOL address book. It may arrive in an email with an attachment named WinUpdate32Login.exe. This filename could differ depending on the original filename of the worm on the system from which the email originated.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 30, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 30, 2003
• Initial Daily Certified version July 30, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version July 30, 2003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 30, 2003

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High