W32.Mimail.Q@mm

W32.Mimail.Q@mm is polymorphic in nature and is similar to W32.Mimail.A@mm. The worm creates a polymorphically modified version of itself as Sys32.exe and a static version of itself as Outlook.exe, which Symantec previously detected as W32.Mimail.Gen.

The worm attempts to send itself by email to the email addresses found on the system. The message body and subject lines can vary.

The worm may also display a dialog box prompting you for your personal information to steal e-gold account information, and attempt to steal other system information.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 26, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version January 26, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date January 26, 2004

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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