W32.MyPower@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: April 30, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:58:16 AM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.MyPower@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to all addresses in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. The subject, message, and attachment are chosen at random. The attachment will end in the extension .scr. It also copies itself to the \%System% folder as nine different .scr files, and to drive A as \Setup.scr.

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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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: Douglas Knowles

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