W32.ASpam.Trojan

This Trojan is disguised as an antispam tool from Microsoft. Upon executing the Trojan, the user is presented with a dialog box.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 8, 2000
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version April 8, 2000
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Medium
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 3 - 9
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Moderate
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low