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WORM_FRETHEM.E
Overview

Malware type: Worm

Aliases: W32/Frethem.f@MM (McAfee), W32.Frethem.F@mm (Symantec), Worm/Frethem.014 (Avira), W32/Frethem-F (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Description: 
This non-destructive, memory-resident variant of WORM_FRETHEM.A propagates via Microsoft Outlook by sending email to all addresses listed in the infected user's Windows Address Book, and in .DBX files where Microsoft Outlook Express archives emails. It arrives as an attachment to an email message with the following:

Subject: Re: Your password!
Message Body: ATTENTION!
You can access very important information by this password
DO NOT SAVE password to disk
use your mind
now press cancel
Attachments: Decrypt-password.exe
password.txt

The file attachment, DECRYPT-PASSWORD.EXE, automatically executes when this email message is previewed or opened.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Jun. 11, 2002 9:51:01 PM GMT -0800
Description updated: Jun. 13, 2002 5:42:59 PM GMT -0800

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