W32.Deletemusic

W32.Deletemusic is a worm that copies itself to all drives on the compromised computer. It also deletes all .mp3 files from the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 30, 2007 revision 007
• Latest Rapid Release version May 31, 2009 revision 007
• Initial Daily Certified version July 30, 2007 revision 016
• Latest Daily Certified version May 31, 2009 revision 018
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 1, 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
• Deletes Files: May delete all .mp3 files from the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low
• Target of Infection: Copies itself to all drives on the compromised computer.