W32.Salga.A@mm

W32.Salga.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to all the email addresses that it finds in the Outlook address book. The worm also attempts to spread through mIRC, file-sharing networks, and network shares.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version November 27, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version November 27, 2004
• Initial Daily Certified version November 27, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version November 27, 2004
• Initial Weekly Certified release date December 1, 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: Moderate
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High