W32.Aprilcone.A@mm

W32.Aprilcone.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses JMail to send emails to addresses that it gathers from the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 8, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version November 17, 2009 revision 051
• Initial Daily Certified version April 8, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version November 18, 2009 revision 025
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 13, 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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High