Description:
This worm has received attention from independent media sources and/or other security firms.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this malware, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
Malware Overview
This worm arrives as an attachment to mass-mailed email messages. It may also be dropped by other malware or downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.
When executed, it starts certain services on the affected system.
It also checks and deletes files related to network analysis tools/software, rendering these unusable.
This worm is capable of conducting denial of service (DoS) attacks on certain websites. It also terminates certain services if found on the system.
It downloads a malware detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_JPEGDRPR.B. The said malware in turn drops an MBR infector malware detected as WORM_MYDOOM.EB. Thus, malicious routines of WORM_MYDOOM.EB are also exhibited on the affected system.
It then deletes itself after execution.
For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details
Description created: Jul. 10, 2009 5:26:53 AM GMT -0800
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