Malware type: Worm

Aliases: W32/Nuwar@MM!rar (McAfee), Mal/DorfRar-A (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Description: 

This is the Trend Micro detection for the password-protected .RAR file containing WORM_NUWAR.AOS.

This archive file is attached to an email message that is mass-mailed. The said email message also contains a password of random characters that is used to open this .RAR file. Once opened, the user must execute the said file for routines of WORM_NUWAR.AOS to be exhibited on the affected system.

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Description created: Apr. 25, 2007 12:35:54 PM GMT -0800

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