Prophecy.Worm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 9, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:56:55 AM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Prophecy.Worm is a DOS executable that sends itself to all addresses in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. The email message has the following characteristics:
Subject: I Finally Found it!
Attachment: Prophecy.exe

The worm emails itself using a Visual Basic Script.

NOTE: Definitions prior to August 9, 2002 detect the main worm component as Trojan Horse

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 9, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version August 9, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 14, 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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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