Virus-like program that spreads automatically to other computers by sending itself out by email or by any other means. A program that propagates itself by attacking other machines and copying itself to the affected machine.
Worms have self-replicating code that travels from machine to machine by various means. A worms first objective is merely propagation. Worms can be destructive depending on what payload they have been given. Worms may replace files, but do not insert themselves into files.
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The worm comes in the form of an attachment. The file we tested was a.exe. When the the file was executed it attempts to email everyone in your address book the same file.
Newer versions of this worm have the ability to steal paypal passwords. It creates a service in order to keep in contact with a server. This service is called "Windows Management Instrumenta". It will send a text file called ip.txt with the information if it exists on your computer.
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