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W32.Lovgate.AK@mm
Mild
Staff Writer
2004-07-28
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W32.Lovgate.AK@mm is a variant of W32.Lovgate.W@mm that:
* Attempts to reply to all the email messages in the Microsoft Outlook inbox.
* Scans files that have the .txt, .pl, .wab, .adb, .tbb, .dbx, .asp, .php, .sht, and .htm extensions for email addresses.
* Uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to the addresses that it finds.
* Attempts to copy itself to Kazaa-shared folders and all the computers on a local network.
The From line of the email is spoofed and the Subject and the Message vary. The attachment name also varies, with a .bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif, or .scr file extension. The worm may also send a .zip file containing the attachment.
This threat is written in the C++ programming language and is compressed with JDPack, ASPack, and UPX.
Find more information at Symantec.com.
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Mild: Considered to be of moderate concern. Update all software and virus definitions. Consider it a direct threat
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