VBS.Ptnet.A@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: April 10, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:49:52 AM
Type:: Worm

The VBS.Ptnet.A worm spreads by sending itself to all addresses in your Microsoft Outlook Address book. This worm also overwrites .vbs and .vbe files that are on all local or mapped network drives. It also spreads through mIRC.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version April 11, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version April 11, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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