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- Discovered:
- March 16, 2004
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:19:09 PM
- Also Known As:
- W32/Netsky.n@MM [McAfee], I-Worm.NetSky.o [Kaspersky]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
W32.Netsky.N@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to the email addresses it finds when scanning the hard drives and mapped drives.
The "sender" of the email is spoofed, and its subject, message body, and attachment vary. The attachment has a .pif extension.
This threat is compressed with tELock.
Note: The worm has an MD5 hash value of 0xDD4D58534FA472E4735A532D15A6547F.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version March 17, 2004
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version March 17, 2004
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date March 17, 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: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Kevin Ha
