W32.Enviar.gen

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 15, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:38:04 AM
Also Known As:: W32.TempX.A@m
Type:: Worm

W32.Enviar.gen is generic detection of a worm family that is written in Visual Basic. It is similar to many other Visual Basic worms that send themselves out by email. This family of worms, however, only replicates under Spanish versions of Windows.

One example of a variant of this family is the W32.Enviar.A worm.

Definitions dated prior to January 26, 2002 detect this worm as W32.TempX.A@m

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 15, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version January 15, 2002
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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Medium

Writeup By: Atli Gudmundsson

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