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Saturday, 30 July 2005 |
Malware type: Worm
Aliases: No Alias Found
In the wild: Yes
Destructive: No
Language: English
Platform: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
Encrypted: No
Characteristics: Propagates via email, Propagates via peer-to-peer networks
Description:
This worm propagates by dropping copies of itself into known shared folders of popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications.
It can also propagate by sending a copy of itself as an attachment to an email message, which it sends to target recipients using its own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) engine. It may email itself to random contacts found in the Microsoft Outlook address book.
This worm injects its code into EXPLORER.EXE, enabling to run together with Windows Explorer. This also serves as its stealth mechanism, rendering its process invisible under Windows? Task Manager. |
