W32.Madag.A

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 6, 2008 revision 034
• Latest Rapid Release version June 21, 2008 revision 020
• Initial Daily Certified version May 6, 2008 revision 051
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 7, 2008

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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
• Payload: Copies itself to removable storage devices
• Modifies Files: Infects WORD files

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low
• Shared Drives: Removable storage devices
• Target of Infection: WORD .doc files