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Mydoom.AS

First Report: 2005-02-10 08:10
Last Update: 2005-03-18 23:32
Risk Rating: Very Low Risk
Very Low Risk
Aliases: Email-Worm.Win32.Mydoom.ak
Email-Worm.Win32.Mydoom.m
W32.Mydoom.AS@mm
W32.Mydoom.AU@mm
W32.Mydoom.AX@mm
W32/Downloader
W32/Mydoom
W32/MyDoom-AR
W32/MyDoom-O
W32/Mydoom.AY@mm
W32/Mydoom.ba@MM
W32/Mydoom.bb@MM
Win32.Mydoom.AT
Win32.Mydoom.AU
Win32.Mydoom.AU!ZIP
Win32/Mydoom.AO@mm
Win32/Mydoom.AU!Worm
Win32/Mydoom.Variant!Worm
WORM_MYDOOM.AR
WORM_MYDOOM.AU
WORM_MYDOOM.M
Virus Alerts: Secunia issued a MEDIUM RISK alert for this virus.
2005-02-17 09:25

Information From AntiVirus Vendors


Below you will find virus information from different antivirus vendors included in this Secunia Virus Profile. Information about the virus along with links to removal tools will be listed below when available.

The information provided is sorted by the date on which the information first became publicy available on the antivirus vendors' websites. The earliest available reports are displayed first. Please note timestamps are in GMT+1.





#1 - SYMANTEC

W32.Mydoom.AS@mm

Severity:
2/5
File Size:
33,792 bytes
Reported:
2005-02-10 08:10
Last Update:
2005-02-10 22:50
Description:
W32.Mydoom.AS@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses that it finds on the compromised computer. It also propagates through file sharing networks.
Full Report From Vendor  View/Hide ChangeLog

ChangeLog:

Changes are listed in chronological order with the latest changes first.


2005-02-10 18:20 Description was changed.

New:

"W32.Mydoom.AS@mm is a mass-mailing worm that
uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to
email addresses that it finds on the
compromised computer. It also propagates
through file sharing networks."

Old:
"W32.Mydoom.AS@mm is a mass-mailing worm that
uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to
the email addresses that it finds on the
compromised computer. It also propagates
through file sharing networks."



#2 - SYMANTEC

W32.Mydoom.AU@mm

Severity:
2/5
File Size:
33,792 bytes (.exe)
Reported:
2005-02-10 19:30
Last Update:
-
Description:
W32.Mydoom.AU@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses that it gathers from a compromised computer. This worm is a minor variant of W32.Mydoom.AM@mm.
Full Report From Vendor


#3 - COMPUTER ASSOCIATES

Win32.Mydoom.AU

Severity:
-
File Size:
-
Reported:
2005-02-17 02:42
Last Update:
2005-03-16 23:32
Description:
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ChangeLog:

Changes are listed in chronological order with the latest changes first.


2005-03-01 23:42 Severity was decreased from 3/5 to N/A.


2005-03-01 23:42 Description was changed.

New:

"N/A"

Old:
"Win32.Mydoom.AU is a worm that spreads via
e-mail; it has been distributed as a
25,771-byte, MEW-packed, Win32 executable.
When executed, Mydoom.AU copies itself to
%Windows%\java.exe"


2005-03-01 23:42 File size was changed.

New:
"
N/A"

Old:
"25,771"


2005-02-18 03:47 Severity was decreased from 4/5 to 3/5.


2005-02-17 03:42 Description was changed.

New:

"Win32.Mydoom.AU is a worm that spreads via
e-mail; it has been distributed as a
25,771-byte, MEW-packed, Win32 executable.
When executed, Mydoom.AU copies itself to
%Windows%\java.exe"

Old:
"N/A"


2005-02-17 03:42 File size was changed.

New:
"
25,771"

Old:
"N/A"



#4 - TREND MICRO

WORM_MYDOOM.AU

Severity:
1/3
File Size:
-
Reported:
2005-02-17 08:02
Last Update:
2005-03-18 23:32
Description:
Full Report From Vendor



Please note: The information that this Secunia Virus Profile is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.

The grouping process is done completely automatically, therefore minor inconsistencies may occur. For more information about Secunia Virus Information, please read: About Virus Information.







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