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W32.Cone.C@mm

Mar 9, 2004 1:51AM PST

Discovered on: March 09, 2004
Last Updated on: March 09, 2004 01:33:55 PM

W32.Cone.C@mm is a minor variant of W32.Cone@mm. The worm sends itself to the email addresses it gathers from the files on an infected computer. The worm also modifies the local hosts file to prevent access to various websites.

The attachment will have an .exe, .scr, or .zip file extension.



Variants: W32.Cone@mm, W32.Cone.B@mm
Type: Worm

Read more: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.cone.c@mm.html

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