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Worm:Win32/Mydoom.AF@mm
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Mydoom.ay@MM (McAfee)
Summary
Win32/Mydoom.AF@mm is a mass-mailing worm that targets certain versions of Microsoft Windows. The worm sends itself to certain e-mail addresses that it finds in certain files on the infected computer.
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.