W32.Traxg@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered: April 26, 2004
Updated: April 27, 2004 1:29:09 AM
Also Known As: W32/Traxg@MM [McAfee]
Infection Length: 25,600 bytes
Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000

W32.Traxg@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to email addresses in the Microsoft Outlook address book.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version April 27, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version January 20, 2010 revision 034
  • Initial Daily Certified version April 27, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2010 revision 040
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date April 28, 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: Low

Writeup By: Scott Gettis and Karthik Selvaraj
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