W32.Mimail.S@mm

W32.Mimail.S@mm is a variant of W32.Mimail.A@mm. The worms display a dialog box prompting you for credit card information.

The worm scans the infected computers for email addresses, sending itself as an attachment to the addresses found. The message body and subject lines can vary.

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Note: This threat was previously detected as W32.Mimail.R@mm.

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Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 29, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version January 29, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date January 29, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 3 - 9
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High