W32.Jacksuf.A

W32.Jacksuf.A is a worm that spreads through network shares. It copies itself to the root drive of all partitions and infects .exe files found on the local computer. The worm may also download potentially malicious files on to the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 13, 2007
• Latest Rapid Release version June 28, 2008 revision 022
• Initial Daily Certified version February 13, 2007
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 14, 2007

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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: Medium
• Payload: Downloads potentially malicious files on to the compromised computer.
• Modifies Files: Infects .exe files

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium
• Target of Infection: Network shares.