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- Discovered:
- May 30, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:52:52 AM
- Type:
- Worm
W32.Pet_ticky.gen is a simple mass mailer which sends itself to all contacts in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. The worm is a compiled Visual Basic executable which has been compressed with UPX. The worm arrives in an email with the following characteristics:
Subject: New Visual Tool for U
Attachments: Visual_tool.exe
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version May 31, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version May 31, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date June 5, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Low
- Number of Infections: 0 - 49
- Number of Sites: 0 - 2
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Yana Liu
