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- Discovered:
- June 4, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:59:12 AM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Shiba.Worm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to email addresses that it finds found in files that have the .?bx extension. The email has the following characteristics:
Subject: Hello,Shibatsu.
Message:
Japanese character of the mail text is not displayed correctly.
Then, Japanese details are sent as an attached file.
Read it.
Attachment: Letter.doc.pif
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version June 5, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version December 3, 2009 revision 008
- Initial Daily Certified version June 5, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version December 3, 2009 revision 021
- Initial Weekly Certified release date June 5, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Frederic Perriot
