W32.Sober.N@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: April 18, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:37:19 PM
Also Known As:: CME-414, Win32.Sober.M [Computer Associ, Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.o [Kasp, W32/Sober.o@MM [McAfee], W32/Sober-M [Sophos], WORM_SOBER.N [Trend Micro]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

W32.Sober.N@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to spread. It sends itself as an email attachment to addresses gathered from the compromised computer. The email may be in either English or German.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version April 19, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version April 19, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date April 19, 2005

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Medium
Number of Infections: 50 - 999
Number of Sites: More than 10
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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