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- Discovered:
- February 5, 2004
- Updated:
- February 6, 2004 2:25:52 PM
- Type:
- Worm
- Infection Length:
- 14,880 Bytes
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Mimail.T@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to addresses it gathers from various files on the system.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version February 5, 2004
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version February 5, 2004
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date February 11, 2004
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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: Medium
- Payload: Attempts to perform a DoS attack on various sites.
- Large Scale E-mailing: Sends itself in an email as an attachment.
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Medium
- Subject of Email: Varies
- Name of Attachment: Varies with a .exe, .pif or .scr file extension.
- Size of Attachment: 14,880 Bytes
Writeup By: Yuhui Huang
