W32.Netsky.P@mm

W32.Netsky.P@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to email addresses it gathers from certain files on the system. The worm also tries to spread itself via various file-sharing methods by copying itself into directories using enticing filenames.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 21, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version February 7, 2010 revision 053
• Initial Daily Certified version March 21, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version February 8, 2010 revision 002
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 24, 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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium
• Large Scale E-mailing: Emails itself to contacts gathered from the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium
• Subject of Email: Varies
• Name of Attachment: Varies
• Size of Attachment: Varies
• Shared Drives: Copies itself to file-sharing folders.