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Areses.W | |
Threat Level DamageDistribution |
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| Common name: | Areses.W |
| Technical name: | W32/Areses.W.worm |
| Threat level: | Low |
| Type: | Worm |
| Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME |
| First detected on: | May 13, 2006 |
| Detection updated on: | May 31, 2006 |
| Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Areses.W is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy:
email addresses. - In the local network:
it generates a large amount of network activity and consumes bandwidth.
It reduces the security level of the computer:
it opens one or more ports to allow remote access to the computer and takes action that compromises user confidentiality. It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user: - It injects itself in running processes.
Areses.W uses the following propagation or distribution methods: - Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
- Email: sending emails that include a copy of itself as an attachment. The computer is infected when the attachment is run.
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