Malware type: VBScript

Aliases: Email-Worm.VBS.Poly (Kaspersky), VBS/Pedpoly@MM (McAfee), Bloodhound.VBS.Worm (Symantec), Worm/Poly (Avira), VBS/Poly-A (Sophos),

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows

Encrypted: Yes

Description: 
This encrypted mass-mailing worm is written in Visual Basic Script (VBS). It propagates via Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, and arrives as an email attachment "END ILLEGAL child porn NOW.TXT............vbe." It modifies registry entries, but carries no destructive payload.

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Description created: May. 29, 2001 2:14:53 AM GMT -0800

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