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Email-Worm.Abotus!sd5

Posted: August 27, 2010

Email-Worm.Abotus!sd5 is a network-aware worm that will attempt to replicate across an existing network. Email-Worm.Abotus!sd5 also spreads using Windows networking APIs, MAPI functions or email clients such as Microsoft Outlook. Email-Worm.Abotus!sd5 creates unknown email messages with corrupt attachments and sometimes attaches itself to outgoing email messages. Email-Worm.Abotus!sd5 also uses a misleading message which suggests that the recipient should open the attachment to see something interesting or important. Email-Worm.Abotus!sd5 should not be trusted and must be removed from the infected system once detected.

Aliases

Email-Worm.Win32.Abotus (Kaspersky Lab)
W32/Abotus (McAfee)
WORM_ABOTUS.A (Trend Micro)
W32/Abotus (Sophos)
Worm:Win32/Abotus.A@mm (Microsoft)
Trojan-Dropper.Delf (Ikarus)
Win32/Abotus.worm (AhnLab)
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