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Discovered:
- May 11, 2005
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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:38:46 PM
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Also Known As:
- Win32.Eyeveg.F [Computer Assoc, Worm.Win32.Eyeveg.{f, h} [Kaspersky Lab], W32/Eyeveg.worm.gen [McAfee], W32/Eyeveg-F [Sophos], W32/Wurmark-J [Sophos], WORM_WURMARK.{J, M} [Trend Micro]
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Type:
- Worm
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
W32.Lanieca.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to all e-mail addresses it retrieves from various locations on a compromised computer.
Note: Definitions dated prior to May 12, 2005 detect this threat as W32.Lorac.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version May 12, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version May 12, 2005
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date May 16, 2005
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 50 - 999
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Number of Sites: More than 10
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Writeup By: Yana Liu
