W32.FBound.gen@mm

This is a mass-mailing worm that uses the infected computer's SMTP server to send itself to all addresses in the Windows address book. It contains no payload. The email arrives with an attachment named Patch.exe. For addresses ending in .jp (Japan), there are 17 Japanese language subjects, one of which is randomly chosen each time.

NOTE: Definitions dated prior to March 14, 2002 may detect this worm as W32.Dotjaypee@mm.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 14, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version March 14, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 14, 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: More than 1000
• Number of Sites: More than 10
• Geographical Distribution: Medium
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High