W32.Supova.Z@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: May 3, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:22:27 PM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Supova.Z@mm is a mass mailing worm that sends itself to the email addresses in the Microsoft Outlook address book. The worm also uses IRC to spread.

The email has the following characteristics:

Subject: This document is interesting
Body: Hi! How are you, i hope all okay. I send you an attachment that you should see.
Attachment: ha ha ha ha.doc.exe

W32.Supova.Z@mm is written in Microsoft Visual Basic.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version May 3, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version May 3, 2004
Initial Daily Certified version May 3, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version May 3, 2004
Initial Weekly Certified release date May 5, 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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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