W32.Assiral@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: February 22, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:34:00 PM
Also Known As:: Email-Worm.Win32.Ariss.a [Kasp, W32/Laris.worm [McAfee], W32/Assiral-A [Sophos], WORM_ASSIRAL.A [Trend Micro]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 23, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2011 revision 049
Initial Daily Certified version February 23, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version July 20, 2011 revision 002
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

Writeup By: Takayoshi Nakayama

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