W32.Cianam.Worm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 27, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:53:26 AM
Also Known As:: WORM_CIANAM.A [Trend]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Cianam.Worm may spread through the mIRC and KaZaA file-sharing networks. It is also a mass-mailing worm that uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to all contacts in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. The worm is written using the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and is compressed with UPX.

The email will contain a randomly chosen subject line and a file attachment with the extension .exe, .com, .jpg, .mpg, .txt, .doc, .mp3, .asp, .htm, or .php.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 27, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version September 27, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 30, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Yana Liu

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