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W32.HLLW.Merkur@mm

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Name W32.HLLW.Merkur@mm
Type
Affected Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Risk Level 2: Low
Discovered October 23, 2002
Update February 13, 2007 11:40:57 AM
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Info W32.HLLW.Merkur@mm is a mass-mailing that uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to all contacts in the Outlook Address Book. It also attempts to spread through the KaZaA, Bearshare and eDonkey file-sharing networks, as well as through mIRC. The email message has the following characteristics:

Subject: Update your Anti- Software
Attachment: Taskman.exe

The threat is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language.
Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 – 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 – 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Moderate

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Yana Liu
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