W32.Kitro.A.Worm

W32.Kitro.A.Worm is a worm that is written in Delphi. It uses SMTP to send itself to email address that it finds in the MSN Messenger Service list.

Definitions prior to July 8th 2002 may detect this threat as W32.Kiltro.Worm.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 19, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 19, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 20, 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 50 - 999
• Number of Sites: 3 - 9
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium