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Worm:Win32/Nuwar.N@mm!CME711
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam (F-secure) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam (Kaspersky) Trojan.Peacomm (Symantec)
Summary
Win32/Nuwar.N@MM!CME-711 is a mass-mailing email worm that sends a trojan dropper via email. When the trojan attachment is opened, it installs a distributed peer-to-peer (P2P) downloader for the Win32/Nuwar worm component.
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 Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.
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