W32.Toget@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: January 7, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:57:50 AM
Also Known As:: W32.Steatopygous@mm
Type:: Worm

This is a mass-mailing Microsoft Outlook worm. It attempts to copy itself to network shares. This worm is written in Visual Basic, so it requires VB runtime libraries to run.

Definitions dated prior to January 9, 2002 will detect this as W32.Steatopygous@mm.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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: High

Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan

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