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Mydoom.I | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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Common name: | Mydoom.I |
Technical name: | W32/Mydoom.I.worm |
Threat level: | Low |
Type: | Worm |
Effects: | It launches Distributed Denial of Service attacks against the website www.domain1own.com. |
Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95 |
Detection updated on: | April 18, 2004 |
Statistics | No |
Brief Description | |
Mydoom.I is a worm that spreads via e-mail in a message with variable characteristics. Mydoom.I launches DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks against the website www.domain1own.com by making GET/ HTTP/ 1.1 requests. |
Visible Symptoms | |
Mydoom.I is easy to recognize once it has affected the computer, as it opens the Windows Notepad and shows junk data. |