Malware type: VBScript

Aliases: Email-Worm.VBS.Timofonica (Kaspersky), VBS/Generic@MM (McAfee), VBS.Timofonica (Symantec), VBS/Timofonica (Avira), VBS/Timo-A (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: Yes

Platform: Windows 9x

Encrypted: No

Description: 
This VBS virus uses Microsoft Outlook to spam unsolicited emails to all address entries with itself as an attachment. The email has the subject: “;TIMOFONICA”; and comes with the attachment “;TIMOFONICA.TXT.VBS.”; The body of the email is in Spanish.

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Description created: Jun. 6, 2000 9:39:20 AM GMT -0800

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