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Details of Virus Generic Worm

All details, description and effects of Generic Worm

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Common names: Generic Worm
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Type: WORM
Size: 10240 Bytes
   

DETECTIONS

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Date first seen: December 22, 2010 at 18:52 PM
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Brief Description

Generic Worm is a worm that spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files.

 

Generic Worm does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

 

EFFECTS

The main objective of Generic Worm is to spread and affect other computers.

 

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