Virus:Worm/McMaggot.A
Date discovered:04/12/2008
Type:Worm
In the wild:Yes
Reported Infections:Low to medium
Distribution Potential:Medium
Damage Potential:Low to medium
Static file:Yes
File size:449.024 Bytes
MD5 checksum:0Aa203943d1e264973b2993ca09ef4c3
IVDF version:7.01.00.184 - Thursday, December 4, 2008

 General Method of propagation:
   • Email


Aliases:
   •  Symantec: W32.Ackantta@mm
   •  Mcafee: W32/Xirtem@MM virus !!!
   •  Kaspersky: Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.abbi
   •  Grisoft: Downloader.Agent.APQJ
   •  Bitdefender: Win32.Worm.McMaggot.A

It was previously detected as:
   •  TR/Dropper.Gen


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


Side effects:
   • Drops a malicious file
   • Uses its own Email engine
   • Lowers security settings
   • Registry modification
Description inserted by Alexander Neth on Thursday, December 4, 2008
Description updated by Alexander Neth on Thursday, December 4, 2008

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