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Mydoom.FO
Threat Level II
Damage II
Distribution I
Common name: Mydoom.FO
Technical name: W32/Mydoom.FO.worm
Threat level: Medium
Type: Worm
Effects: It spreads and affects other computers. It changes system permissions. It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user. It spreads , across the Internet.
Affected platforms: Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
First detected on: Dec. 16, 2007
Detection updated on: Dec. 16, 2007
In circulation? No
Proactive protection: Yes, using Antivirus SOftwares
Brief Description
Mydoom.FO is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files.
It reduces the security level of the computer: it changes system permissions, decreasing the security level.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:
It uses techniques included in its code to hide itself while it is active.
Mydoom.FO 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.
Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
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