W32.Wallon.A@mm

W32.Wallon.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends email messages containing a hyperlink to download the worm body from certain URLs. It also harvests the email addresses on the infected machine.

The worm exploits the following vulnerabilities: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-004 and Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-013

This threat is written in Delphi and packed with ASPack.

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version May 12, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 28, 2010 revision 049
• Initial Daily Certified version May 12, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version August 29, 2010 revision 004
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 12, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 3 - 9
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium