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Worm:Win32/Bagle.BD@mm!CME245
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Bagle.bd@MM (McAfee) Win32.Bagle.AQ!Worm (CA) WORM_BAGLE.AU (Trend Micro) W32/BAGLE.BD (Wild List ORG)
Summary
Win32/Bagle.BD@mm is a mass-mailing worm that targets certain versions of Microsoft Windows. The worm sends itself as an attachment to e-mail addresses that it finds on the infected computer. The worm is activated when the user opens the attachment. The worm monitors a random TCP port for instructions from remote attackers.
Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the Microsoft Safety Scanner (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=212742). For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/vista.mspx.
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