W32.Gink.Worm

W32.Gink.Worm is a polymorphic worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses it finds in .doc, .asp, .php, .htm, and .xls files. The e-mail message has the following characteristics:
Subject:
Hi!
or
Check this out!
or
Interesting..
or
Cool Stuff!!

Attachment:
Happy_XMas.eXe
or
Fun_Games.eXe
or
MyHeart4u.eXe
or
HeartsOnFire.eXe

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 3, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version September 3, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 4, 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

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

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High