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Solow.CS | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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| Common name: | Solow.CS |
| Technical name: | VBS/Solow.CS.worm |
| Threat level: | Medium |
| Type: | Worm |
| Effects: |
It spreads and affects other computers.
It spreads
, via mapped drives.
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| Affected platforms:
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Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95/3.X |
| First detected on: | July 3, 2008 |
| Detection updated on: | July 4, 2008 |
| Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Solow.CS is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. Solow.CS 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.
- Computer networks (mapped drives): it creates copies of itself in mapped drives.
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