W32.Anel@mm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 30, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:51:59 AM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Anel@mm is a mass-mailing worm that replicates as email. It uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to the contacts in the Outlook Address Book. The email message has the following characteristics:

Subject: Hehehehtetetete

Message Body: Hello Buddy , Check the Attachment And Have Fun With that, Yoohooo.

Attachment: Checkwin.exe

W32.Anel@mm is written in Visual Basic.

Antivirus Protection Dates

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

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

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