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Worm:Win32/Ska.A@m
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: W32/Ska@m (McAfee) Happy99 (other)
Summary
Win32/Ska is mailer worm that targets certain versions of Microsoft Windows. The worm spreads as an attachment to newsgroup postings and e-mail. The worm runs when a user opens the attachment.
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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