Virus:Worm/NetSky.X
Date discovered:20/04/2004
Type:Worm
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Medium
Distribution Potential:Medium
Damage Potential:Low
Static file:Yes
File size:24.064 Bytes
MD5 checksum:E6D771C24E8DBAF9543851E893C3E304
VDF version:6.25.00.17

 General Method of propagation:
   • Email


Aliases:
   •  Symantec: W32.Netsky.W@mm
   •  Mcafee: W32/Netsky.w@MM
   •  Kaspersky: Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.x
   •  TrendMicro: WORM_NETSKY.W
   •  F-Secure: W32/Netsky.W@mm
   •  Grisoft: I-Worm/Netsky.CORRUPTED
   •  VirusBuster: I-Worm.Netsky.O
   •  Bitdefender: Win32.Netsky.X@mm


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 95
   • Windows 98
   • Windows 98 SE
   • Windows NT
   • Windows ME
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003


Side effects:
   • Drops malicious files
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Registry modification
Description inserted by Andrei Gherman on Friday, August 26, 2005
Description updated by Andrei Ivanes on Tuesday, March 14, 2006

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