W32.Coronex@mm

W32.Coronex@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to all the contacts in the Windows Address Book. The email has various subjects, messages, and attachments. The attachment will have a .exe file extension.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 22, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version April 22, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 23, 2003

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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