Due to a decreased rate of submissions, Symantec Security Response has downgraded this threat from a Category 3 to a Category 2 as of January 6, 2004.
W95.Hybris is a worm that spreads by email as an attachment to outgoing email messages.
The email message or subject may include, but is not limited to:
- hahaha@sexyfun.net
- Snow White and the Seven dwarves
The attachment may have one of several different names, including, but not limited to:
- anpo porn(.scr
- atchim.exe
- branca de neve.scr
- dunga.scr
- dwarf4you.exe
- enano porno.exe
- joke.exe
- midgets.scr
- sexy virgin.scr
Symantec has created an
interactive tutorial to help you get rid of this worm.
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