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Win32.MyParty.A // Win32/MyParty.Worm // W32.Myparty@mm // W32/Myparty@MM (CAI)
Overview
Date: January 28, 2002
Name: Win32.MyParty.A
Alias: Win32/MyParty.Worm, W32.Myparty@mm, W32/Myparty@MM
Category: Win32
Type: Worm
Destructiveness: Low
CHARACTERISTICS: Many reports of this mass-mailing worm spreading via e-mail were received late on 27 January 2002.ÊOur analysis of the worm suggests that aside from spreading via e-mail, Win32.MyParty.A has no other damaging functions.
The worm operates differently on Windows 9x-based and NT-based operating systems, and it is designed to leave machines with Russian keyboard support unaffected. Its activity depends on the date, name, and extension of the file from which it is running.
Generally, Win32.MyParty will initially be detected in the user's e-mail in-box. The virus then dupes unwitting recipients into running the executable attachment. The virus' messages all have the same Subject: line -
Ê'new photos from my party!'
Click thru to alert text for disinfection information.
| Publisher | Computer Associates | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | January 2002 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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