W32.Wowinzi.A

W32.Wowinzi.A is a worm that spreads by copying itself to mapped, fixed and removable drives on the compromised computer. It may also steal information and download potentially malicious code.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 7, 2008 revision 016
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version May 7, 2008 revision 020
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 14, 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: Drops additional malware on to the compromised computer.
• Deletes Files: Deletes %System%\verclsid.exe.
• Modifies Files: It modifies files.
• Releases Confidential Info: Steals and sends confidential information.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low
• Shared Drives: Spreads through mapped, fixed drives removable drives