W32.Alcarys.B@mm

W32.Alcarys.B@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to all contacts in your Windows address book. It also overwrites many system files, including Regedit.exe. This causes the computer to enter an infinite loop, run out of resources, and stop responding.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 23, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 23, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 27, 2002

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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: Moderate
• Removal: Difficult

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium