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- Discovered:
- July 25, 2003
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:04:13 PM
- Also Known As:
- I-Worm.Wormex [AVP]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Microsoft IIS, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Earlybird@mm is a mass-mailing worm that:
- Mails itself to all the addresses in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book
- Spreads via the file-sharing applications, Kazaa and eDonkey
- And if the host is running IIS or Apache, attempts to set itself up in the root directory of the Web server.
The worm is written in Delphi.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version July 25, 2003
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version July 25, 2003
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date July 30, 2003
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: Moderate
Damage
- Damage Level: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: John Canavan
