W32.Mimail.L@mm

W32.Mimail.L@mm is a variant of W32.Mimail.C@mm that spreads by email and steals information from infected computers.

The email has the following characteristics:

Subject: Re[2]We are going to bill your credit card:
Attachment: wendy.zip

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Note: Virus definitions dated prior to December 2, 2003 may detect this as W32.Mimail.Gen.

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Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version December 2, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version December 2, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date December 3, 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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High