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General discussion

W32/Tanx-A

Feb 16, 2004 11:41PM PST

Type
Win32 worm

Description
W32/Tanx-A is a worm that uses email to spread.
The worm arrives in a message with the following characteristics:
Subject line: ID <random characters>... thanks
Message text: Yours ID <random characters>
--
Thank
Attached file: <Randomly_generated>.exe

A more detailed analysis of W32/Tanx-A will be published here shortly. Please check again later.

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32tanxa.html

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