W32.Netsky.E@mm
The W32.Netsky.E@mm
is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine
to send itself to email addresses found in drives
C - Y.
| What it does: |
Sends itself to
email addresses found on your computer using
a spoofed From: field with a variety of subjects,
contents and attachments. Copies itself to
all folders in drives C - Y with names containing
'shar' causing the worm to be shared in P2P
programs such as Kazaa. |
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| Systems Affected: |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP |
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| For more technical details such
as the subjects, contents and attachments
used in the email, files created and registry
changes, please refer to W32.Netsky.E@mm. |
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| Removal Tools: |
W32.Netsky.E
Worm Removal Tool (Symantec) or zip
version. |
| Important:
Please read the instructions
before using the removal tool |
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