Virus:Worm/KillAV.GR
CME number:24
Date discovered:19/01/2006
Type:Worm
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Low to medium
Distribution Potential:Medium to high
Damage Potential:Medium
Static file:No
File size:~100.000 Bytes
VDF version:6.33.00.140

 General Methods of propagation:
   • Email
   • Local network


Aliases:
   •  Symantec: W32.Blackmal.E@mm
   •  Mcafee: W32/MyWife.d@MM!M24
   •  Kaspersky: Email-Worm.Win32.Nyxem.e
   •  TrendMicro: WORM_GREW.A
   •  F-Secure: Email-Worm.Win32.Nyxem.e
   •  Sophos: W32/Nyxem-D
   •  Panda: W32/Tearec.A.worm
   •  Grisoft: Worm/Generic.FX
   •  VirusBuster: Worm.P2P.VB.CIL
   •  Bitdefender: Win32.Nyxem.E@mm

It was previously detected as:
   •  TR/KillAV.GR


Platforms / OS:
   • Windows 2000
   • Windows XP
   • Windows 2003


Side effects:
   • Disable security applications
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Registry modification
Description inserted by Andrei Ivanes on Friday, January 20, 2006
Description updated by Andrei Gherman on Tuesday, September 12, 2006

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