Discovered: March 3, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:18:31 PM
Also Known As: W32/Mydoom.h@MM [McAfee], Win32.Mydoom.H [Computer Assoc, WORM_MYDOOM.H [Trend]
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
The W32.Mydoom.H@mm worm:
- Is a mass-mailing worm that opens a backdoor on TCP ports 80 and 1080.
- Can download and execute arbitrary files.
- Performs a Denial of Service (DoS) against www.symantec.com.
The worm arrives as an attachment with the file extension .bat, .com, .cmd, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip. The
From: line of the email may be spoofed.
Notes:
- Symantec Consumer products that support Worm Blocking functionality automatically detect this threat as it attempts to spread.
- Virus definitions version 60302u (extended version 03/02/2004 rev 21) detect this threat as W32.Mydoom.G@mm.
- W32.Mydoom.H@mm has an MD5 hash value of 0X47CC271E765E6CDF0562E692CE805B35.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version March 4, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version March 4, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date March 10, 2004
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution