W32.Banwarum.G@mm

W32.Banwarum.G@mm is a worm that spreads through file-sharing networks such as KaZaa, Morpheus, eDonkey2000, LimeWire, and iMesh. It also downloads a .zip file from a predefined Web site and sends it as an email attachment to addresses that it gathers from the compromised computer.

Note: Detections prior to July 7th, 2006 may detect this threat as W32.Banwarum.G

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 6, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version August 5, 2008 revision 049
• Initial Daily Certified version July 6, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version August 6, 2008 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 12, 2006

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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: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High