W32.Assiral@mm

W32.Assiral@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends a copy of itself to email addresses gathered from a compromised computer. The email has the following characteristics:
Subject: Re: LOV YA!
Attachment: LOVE_LETTER.TXT.exe

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 23, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 23, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 23, 2005

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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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High