Discovered: July 4, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:41:43 PM
Also Known As: Backdoor.Win32.Surila.t [Kaspe, W32/Mydoom.gen@MM [McAfee], W32/MyDoom-Gen [Sophos], WORM_MYDOOM.BG [Trend Micro]
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
W32.Bobax.AA@mm is a mass-mailing worm that sends itself to addresses gathered from the compromised computer and from search results on www.google.com and www.accoona.com. It also operates as a covert proxy.
Note: Virus definitions dated July 31st, 2005 or earlier may detect this threat as W32.Bobax.AA.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version July 4, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version August 2, 2008 revision 020
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Initial Daily Certified version July 4, 2005
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Latest Daily Certified version August 2, 2008 revision 021
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Initial Weekly Certified release date July 6, 2005
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Costin Ionescu
