W32.Bobax.AA@mm

W32.Bobax.AA@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to addresses gathered from the compromised computer and from search results on www.google.com and www.accoona.com. It also operates as a covert proxy.

Note: Virus definitions dated July 31st, 2005 or earlier may detect this threat as W32.Bobax.AA.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 4, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version August 2, 2008 revision 020
• Initial Daily Certified version July 4, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 6, 2005

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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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High