W32.Zush@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: September 24, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:05:58 PM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Zush@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to all the addresses in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. The email has the following characteristics:
Subject: Vazna informacija!
Attachment: Setup32.exe

NOTE: This detection was modified in virus definitions dated August 26, 2003 to account for the discovery of some minor variant.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 26, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version September 26, 2001
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 26, 2001

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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

Writeup By: John Canavan

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