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Discovered:
- March 30, 2004
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Updated:
- March 31, 2004 5:35:06 PM
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Type:
- Worm
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Infection Length:
- 357888 Bytes
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Antinny.K is a malicious worm that propagates through a Japanese file sharing application.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version March 30, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version March 30, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date March 31, 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: Easy
Damage
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Damage Level: Medium
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Releases Confidential Info: Makes personal information available for download by others through the Winny application.
Distribution
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Distribution Level: Low
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Shared Drives: Attempts to spread through the Winny P2P network.
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Target of Infection: Users of Winny.
Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi
