W32.Storiel@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: March 19, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:38:37 AM
Also Known As:: W32.Atram@mm, I-Worm.Borzella [KAV], Win32.Borzella [CA], Storielle, W32/Porkis@MM [McAfee], WORM_PORKIS.A [Trend], W32/Porkis-A [Sophos]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Storiel@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine. When it is executed, it copies itself to C:\Windows\Dllmgr.exe. It also displays seven messages in Italian.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 19, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version March 19, 2002
Initial Daily Certified version March 19, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version March 19, 2002
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 20, 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 50 - 999
Number of Sites: More than 10
Geographical Distribution: Medium
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Doug Knowles

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