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Discovered:
- April 30, 2012
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Updated:
- May 2, 2012 11:12:14 PM
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Type:
- Worm
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Infection Length:
- 4,866 bytes
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Systems Affected:
- Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
JS.Phremous is a worm that copies itself to removable drives and network shares and may also download potentially malicious files.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version April 27, 2012 revision 021
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Latest Rapid Release version February 19, 2013 revision 016
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Initial Daily Certified version April 27, 2012 revision 033
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Latest Daily Certified version May 2, 2012 revision 034
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Initial Weekly Certified release date May 2, 2012
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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: Hides folders and creates link files with the same name. May download potentially malicious files.
Distribution
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Distribution Level: Low
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Shared Drives: Copies itself to removable drives and network shares.
Writeup By: Nino Fred Gutierrez
