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- Discovered:
- September 25, 2003
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:07:42 PM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
W32.HLLW.Erife@mm is a mass-mailing, network-aware worm. It retrieves email addresses from the Microsoft Outlook address book and a variety of file types, then uses Outlook, or the current MAPI program, to spread itself. It also modifies script.ini to spread through mIRC.
The email has one of the following characteristics:
Subject: %emailname%,How Are You?
Attachment: My-Cool-Screen-Save.Scr
Subject: This Mail For My %emailname%!
Attachment: Well-Computer-Game.Exe
Subject: %emailname%,Help Me!
Attachment: Photo.Jpg.Scr
Subject: Sex Movie For My %emailname%!
Attachment: Sex-Movie.Exe
This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version September 26, 2003
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version September 26, 2003
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date October 1, 2003
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Yana Liu
