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- Discovered:
- July 15, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 1:03:54 PM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Netav.Worm is a mass-mailing worm. It uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses that it finds in the Microsoft Windows Address Book and in files with extensions that contain "htm".
This threat may appear in email in this format:
Subject: The subject can be one of the following,
- Hello
- For you
- Try it
- Re:
Message: The message can be one of the following,
- Hi
Here is what you asked, bye.
- Hello
Maybe you could help me with this, bye.
- Hello
Now you can try it, bye.
Attachments: The attachment can be one of the following,
- Setup.exe
- Hgame.exe
- Mininet.exe
- Netav.exe
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version July 15, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version May 10, 2011 revision 052
- Initial Daily Certified version July 15, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version May 11, 2011 revision 002
- Initial Weekly Certified release date July 17, 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
