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I-Worm.Klez (Klez Family)

Overview This is virus-worm virus that spreads via the Internet attached to infected e-mails. The worm itself is a Windows PE EXE file about 57-65Kb (depending on its version) in length, and it is written in Microsoft Visual C++.
Infected messages have variable subjects and attachment names (see below). The worm uses an Internet Explorer security breach (IFRAME vulnerability) to start automatically when an infected message is viewed.

Click thru to alert text for disinfection information.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Kaspersky Lab	File Format	HTML
Date Published	April 2002	Downloads	6
Format	White Papers
Topics	Anti-Virus

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