W32.Neroma@mm

W32.Neroma@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to use Microsoft Outlook to email itself to all the contacts in the Windows Address Book.
The email has the following characteristics:

Subject: It's Near 911!
Message: ice butt baby!
Attachment: 911.jpg

While the attachment name is displayed as 911.jpg, the attachment is actually the original filename of the worm. This is accomplished by modifying the label of the attachment in an attempt to deceive the recipient. W32.Neroma@mm is written in Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) and is UPX-packed.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 4, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version September 4, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 4, 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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High