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- Discovered:
- March 21, 2004
- Updated:
- March 22, 2004 5:11:17 PM
- Also Known As:
- Email-Worm:W32/NetSky.P [F-Secure]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000
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.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version March 21, 2004
- Latest Rapid Release version February 9, 2012 revision 024
- Initial Daily Certified version March 21, 2004
- Latest Daily Certified version February 9, 2012 revision 034
- Initial Weekly Certified release date March 24, 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
- 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.
