W32.Annew.A

W32.Annew.A is a worm that copies itself to local drives and removable storage devices. It may also disable a number of system tools.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 9, 2007
• Latest Rapid Release version July 30, 2007 revision 039
• Initial Daily Certified version February 9, 2007
• Latest Daily Certified version January 25, 2008 revision 004
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 14, 2007

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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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium
• Causes System Instability: Disables some system tools.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium
• Target of Infection: Spreads through local drives and removable storage devices.