W32.Antinny.AX

W32.Antinny.AX is a worm that spreads through the Winny file-sharing network. The worm performs denial of service attacks on certain Web sites and steals confidential information from the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 28, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version August 2, 2008 revision 020
• Initial Daily Certified version January 28, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version August 2, 2008 revision 021
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 1, 2006

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium