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Win32.Shatrix / W32/Shatrix@MM (CAI)

Overview Date: January 7, 2002

Win32.Shatrix

Alias: W32/Shatrix@MM

Category: Win32

Type: Worm

Destructiveness: Low

Pervasiveness: Low

CHARACTERISTICS: Shatrix is a Windows mass-mailer that spreads via Microsoft Outlook. It sends itself in e-mail messages with the Subject line:

"FW:Shake a little”

and the message body that reads:

“Hi !
This will shake your world :-)
Regards,
[name of the sender]”

The worm arrives attached in a file called:

“shake.exe”.

Click through to view the alert text for disinfection information.

Further White Paper Details
PublisherComputer Associates File FormatHTML
Date PublishedJanuary 2002
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