W32.Antiman.F@mm

W32.Antiman.F@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to all email addresses that it finds on the compromised computer. W32.Antiman.F@mm typically arrives as an email attachment.

Note: Virus definitions version 70509s, extended version 5/9/2005 rev. 19, and greater are required to detect this threat.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 9, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version June 30, 2009 revision 037
• Initial Daily Certified version May 9, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version June 30, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 10, 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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High