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Alert! W32.MyDoom.M@mm SEVERE

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Keep your computer safe from W32.MyDoom.M@mm Threat level: Category 4 -

SevereOutbreak

Type: Worm

Protection Update

As of (July 26, 2004), protection updates are available via LiveUpdate™ or the

Security Response Website. For more information on Symantec Products containing

the LiveUpdate feature, How does it affect me?

 

The W32.Mydoom.M@mm mass-mailing worm:

 

- Uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to all the email addresses that it

finds from an infected system.

- The email has an attachment with a .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip

extension.

- The attachment name may contain a randomly selected domain, which was found on

the sender's system.

 

For example, the attachment name could contain fakedomain.com if the address

x was harvested.

 

- The From field of the email is spoofed.

- Downloads and executes a backdoor, which is detected as Backdoor.Zincite.A, on

port 1034/tcp.

- Is packed by UPX.

 

For more technical details on W32.MyDoom.M@mm, please see the Symantec Security

Response write-up.

 

Next Steps?

All users of Norton AntiVirus™, Norton™ Personal Firewall, Norton Internet

Security ™ or Norton SystemWorks™ who do not have up-to-date virus protection

should immediately run LiveUpdate for protection from W32.Mydoom.M (AT) mm (DOT)

 

What action can be taken from here?

Run LiveUpdate™Virus Definitions are available via the LiveUpdate or the

Security Response Website. Removal ToolIf your computer has already been

infected, click here to use our virus removal tool now. Upgrade CustomersIf you

have an older version of Norton AntiVirus or a suite containing Norton AntiVirus

and would like to upgrade to Norton AntiVirus 2004 or Norton Internet Security

2004, please New CustomersFor more information on how to protect

your system from threats such as the MyDoom worm and its varients, please click

here.

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