W32.Jermy.A

W32.Jermy.A is a simple worm that is written in Visual Basic. It attempts to send itself to the addresses in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book; however, examples we have seen fail in this functionality due to bugs in its code. The intended email has a variable subject and an attachment named either 3DText.scr or Kernei32.exe.

This worm also attempts to connect to a predefined IRC server to await instructions from its authors.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version October 24, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version October 24, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
• Initial Weekly Certified release date October 24, 2003

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low