W32.Evaman@mm

W32.Evaman@mm is a mass-mailing worm that spreads to addresses found at the Web site, email.people.yahoo.com.

The worm arrives as an attachment with an .exe or .scr extension.

Note: Symantec Consumer products that support Worm Blocking functionality automatically detect this threat as it attempts to spread.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 4, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version July 4, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 4, 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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High