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October 2006

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W32.Mixor.C 10/31/2006 2
W32.Tigape.A 10/31/2006 2
W32.Stration.DL 10/30/2006 2
W32.Spiag 10/29/2006 2
W32.Stration.DH 10/26/2006 2
W32.Stration.DE 10/25/2006 2
W32.Mytob.QU 10/24/2006 2
W32.Stration.DD 10/22/2006 2
W32.Stration.DB 10/19/2006 2
W32.Annunci.A 10/19/2006 2
W32.Stration.CX 10/18/2006 2
W32.Wikedir 10/17/2006 2
W32.Beagle.FN 10/09/2006 2









W32.Beagle.FN@mm
Discovered October 9, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Beagle.FN@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to spread, and may also download and execute remote files. It also attempts to lower security settings on the compromised computer.

Symantec Security Response is currently investigating this threat and will post more information as it becomes available.

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Wikedir@mm
Discovered October 17, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Wikedir@mm is a worm that spreads through email and file sharing networks. The worm installs a copy of Backdoor.Evilbot on to the compromised computer.

Payload: Spreads through email and file sharing networks.
Distribution Level: Low

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Stration.CX@mm
Discovered October 18, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Stration.CX@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to download files from the Internet, which are mass-mailing components of the worm.

Payload: Attempts to download a file from the Internet, which may be a copy of a member of the W32.Stration family of worms.
Distribution Level: High

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Annunci.A@mm
Discovered October 19, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Annunci.A@mm is a worm that attempts to create a dial-up connection to connect to a high-cost number. It also modifies the Internet Explorer home page and the hosts file.

Payload: Attempts to create a dial-up connection to connect to a high-cost number. It also modifies the Internet Explorer home page and the hosts file.
Distribution Level: High

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Stration.DB@mm
Discovered October 19, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Stration.DB@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to download files from the Internet.

Payload: Attempts to download a file from the Internet, which may be a copy of a member of the W32.Stration family of worms.
Distribution Level: Low
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies


Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Stration.DD@mm
Discovered October 22, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Stration.DD@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to download files from the Internet.

Payload: Downloads potentially malicious files from the Internet.
Distribution Level: High
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Mytob.QU@mm
Discovered October 24, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Mytob.QU@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door on the compromised computer.

Large Scale E-mailing: Sends an email with an embedded link to addresses gathered from the compromised computer.
Distribution Level: High
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Stration.DE@mm
Discovered October 25, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Stration.DE@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to download files from the Internet.

Payload: Downloads potentially malicious files from the Internet.
Distribution Level: High
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Stration.DH@mm
Discovered October 26, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Stration.DH@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to download files from the Internet.

Payload: Downloads potentially malicious files from the Internet.
Distribution Level: High
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Spiag@mm
Discovered October 29, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Spiag@mm is a mass-mailing worm that gathers email addresses from the compromised computer.

Payload: Gathers email addresses from the compromised computer.
Distribution Level: High
Subject of Email: In Spiaggia
Name of Attachment: spiaggiafoto.zip
Size of Attachment: Varies

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Stration.DL@mm
Discovered October 30, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Stration.DL@mm is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to download files from the Internet.

Payload: Downloads other threats from the Internet.
Distribution Level: High
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies
Size of Attachment: Varies


Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Tigape.A@mm
Discovered October 31, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Tigape.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that copies itself to local folders and mapped network folders, and appends itself to .rar files. It also drops and executes Trojan.Galapoper.A.

Payload: Copies itself to local folders and mapped network folders. Drops another threat on to the compromised computer.
Large Scale E-mailing: Yes
Compromises Security Settings: Ends security-related processes.
Distribution Level: Medium
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies
Shared Drives: Copies itself to mapped network folders.

Read the full Symantec report here


W32.Mixor.C@mm
Discovered October 31, 2006
Systems Affected: All Windows32 Systems

W32.Mixor.C@mm is a mass-mailing worm that copies itself to local folders and mapped network folders, infecting .exe and .scr files in those folders, and adds itself to .rar files. The infected files are detected as W32.Mixor!Inf. It also drops and executes Trojan.Galapoper.A.

Payload: Copies itself to local folders and mapped network folders. Drops another threat on to the compromised computer.
Large Scale E-mailing: Yes
Compromises Security Settings: Ends security-related processes.
Distribution Level: Medium
Subject of Email: Varies
Name of Attachment: Varies
Shared Drives: Copies itself to mapped network folders.

Read the full Symantec report here

 

   
     
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