| Information | |
|---|---|
| has gloss | eng: Nyxem Worm is a mass-mailing computer worm discovered on January 3, 2006. It tries to spread using remote shares, activating itself on the 3rd of every month. Nyxem Worm also tries to disable security-related and file sharing software as well as destroying files of certain types, such as from Microsoft Office. When the worm is executed, it copies itself to rundll16.exe, scanregw.exe, Update.exe, Winzip.exe. New variants of Nyxem worm include W32 Nyxem.A, W32 Nyxem.E and W32 Nyxem.D. This worm is also known as VB.BI |
| lexicalization | eng: Nyxem Worm |
| instance of | c/E-mail worms |
Lexvo © 2008-2025 Gerard de Melo. Contact Legal Information / Imprint