Discovered: September 2, 2008
Updated: September 2, 2008 11:08:47 AM
Type: Worm
Infection Length: 1,011 bytes
JS.Posmonk is a worm that spreads by injecting links in to data when a Web form is submitted.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version September 2, 2008 revision 004
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Latest Rapid Release version September 2, 2008 revision 008
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Initial Daily Certified version September 2, 2008 revision 003
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Latest Daily Certified version September 2, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date September 3, 2008
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
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Damage Level: Low
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Payload: Appends potentially malicious information to submitted HTML form data.
Distribution
Writeup By: Karthik Selvaraj