Technorati
Digg
Delicious
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Facebook
Yahoo
Twitter
Faves
Newsvine
- Discovered:
- April 8, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:38:41 AM
- Also Known As:
- W32.Aphex@mm, Bloodhound.VBS.Worm, I-Worm.Aplore [AVP], W32/Aplore-A [Sophos], W32/Aplore@MM [McAfee], Win32.Aphex [CA], WORM_APLORE.A [Trend], W32/Explorer [Panda]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Aplore@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to spread using email, IRC, and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
The worm sends an email that contains an attachment, Psecure20x-cgi-install.version.6.01.bin.hx.com, to all addresses that it finds in the Microsoft Outlook address book.
When connected to IRC or AIM, the worm sends a Web link to IRC channels or AIM contacts which references an .html file that was dropped on the infected computer. This file displays as a Web page, which asks the visitor to run a copy of the worm.
Definitions dated prior to April 8, 2002, may detect the Email.vbs file as Bloodhound.VBS.Worm.
- Definitions dated prior to April 9, 2002, will detect this as W32.Aphex@mm.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version April 8, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version April 8, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date April 10, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Medium
- Number of Infections: 50 - 999
- Number of Sites: 3 - 9
- Geographical Distribution: Medium
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi
