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- Discovered:
- June 10, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:58:59 AM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Fishlet.A@mm is mass-mailing worm which is written in Visual Basic. It uses its own SMTP engine to send itself out to email addresses that it finds in the Microsoft Windows Address Book.
The email message arrives with the following characteristics:
To: Ebay Taker
From: eMarket Services [orderprocesing@reply.ebay.com]
Subject: Order
Attachment: ######.exe (where ###### is a random name)
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version June 10, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version June 10, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date June 12, 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: Atli Gudmundsson
