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W32/Areses.m@MM

This page shows details and results of our analysis on the malware W32/Areses.m@MM

Threat Detail

Malware Type: Virus

Malware Sub-type: Email

Discovery Date: 2006-05-19

Next Steps:

Overview


Minimum DAT

4766 (2006-05-19)

Updated DAT

5325 (2008-06-25)

 Minimum Engine

5.2.00

File Length

N/A

 Description Added

2006-05-19

Description Modified

2006-05-19

Malware Proliferation

Characteristics

Symptoms

Method of Infection

Removal

All Users:
Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).

Variants

United States - English