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Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.

Mydoom.G

Threat LevelModerate threatDamageHighDistributionNot widespread
Common name:Mydoom.G
Technical name:W32/Mydoom.G.worm
Threat level:Low
Type:Worm
Effects:  

It launches Distributed Denial of Service attacks against the website www.symantec.com.

Affected platforms:

Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

Detection updated on:April 16, 2007
StatisticsNo
Proactive protection:
Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies

Brief Description 

    

Mydoom.G is a worm that spreads via e-mail in a message with variable characteristics.

Mydoom.G launches DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks against the website www.symantec.com. It does this by launching GET/ HTTP/ 1.1 requests every 1,024 milliseconds.

Visible Symptoms 

    

Mydoom.G is easy to recognize once it has affected the computer, as it opens the Windows Notepad and shows junk data.