Analysis by: Christopher Daniel So

 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Worm

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This worm arrives via removable drives. It may be dropped by other malware.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: PE
Initial Samples Received Date: 15 Oct 2010

Arrival Details

This worm arrives via removable drives.

It may arrive via network shares.

It may be dropped by other malware.

NOTES:
This is the Trend Micro detection for damaged variants of WORM_DOWNAD.AD.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 8.900
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 7.712.10
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 20 Dec 2010

NOTES:

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