VBS.Chick@mm

Discovered:

February 19, 2002

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:49:30 AM

Also Known As:

VBS/BritneyPic@MM, VBS_BRITNEYPIC.A, VBS/Britney-A, VBS/Chick@M

Type:

Worm

VBS.Chick@mm is a mass-mailing threat created in compiled HTML format (.chm). Its icon is similar to the following:


This script uses Microsoft Outlook to distribute a copy of itself to others.

NOTE: Virus defintions dated prior to March 26, 2002 detect this as VBS.Breetnee@mm.

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version February 19, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
• Initial Daily Certified version February 19, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 19, 2002

Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy