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First posted on 06 November 2009.
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Explanation :
This type of worm is embedded in an e-mail attachment, and spreads using the infected computer's e-mailing networks.
Additional DetailsThis is the Email-Worm General Information page.
An Email-Worm (also known as a mass-mailer or less commonly an Internet worm) distributes copies of itself in an infectious e-mail attachment. Often, these infected e-mails are sent to e-mail addresses that the worm harvests from files on an infected computer.
Email-worms normally use social engineering tactics to entice the user into opening and executing the e-mail attachment. As such, users can avoid infection by an email-worm by simply refusing to open any e-mail file attachments without first verifying its safety with the e-mail sender.
In some cases however, an infected attachment may contain an exploit that allows the e-mail worm to install and start automatically on the computer, without any user action. This is only possible if the e-mail client contains certain vulnerabilities.Last update 06 November 2009
