- Discovered:
- April 30, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:59:26 AM
- Also Known As:
- W32/Sowsat@MM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Sowsat@mm is a mass-mailing worm that spreads by using its own SMTP engine; it also spreads through IRC. The worm will arrive in a message with the attachment Setupc.exe.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version April 30, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version April 30, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date May 1, 2002
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Writeup By: Douglas Knowles







