W32.Ainesey.A@mm

W32.Ainesey.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends a copy of itself to all the email addresses gathered from the computer and infects Microsoft® Office® files.

The subject, body, and attachment name in the email vary.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version June 30, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version June 16, 2009 revision 049
• Initial Daily Certified version June 30, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version June 16, 2009 revision 052
• Initial Weekly Certified release date June 30, 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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium