virusname@mm question?

[jgargac]

Hi all,

I've dealt with quite a few virii, but I've always been curious. Almost all of the new virii names have @mm at the end. What does this stand for? Thanks in advance,

Jeff

[DVNT1]

SUFFIXES:

@m
Signifies the virus or worm is a mailer. An example is Happy99 (W32.Ska), which only sends itself by email when you (the user) send mail.

@mm
Signifies the virus or worm is a mass-mailer. An example is Melissa, which sends messages to every email address in your mailbox.

dr
Indicates that the detected file is a dropper for another threat.

Family
Indicates a generic detection for threats that belong to a particular threat family based on viral characteristics.

Gen
Indicates a generic detection for threats that belong to a particular threat type based on viral characteristics.

Int
Indicates an intended threat. Threats that are intended to spread, but don't due to bugs or errors in the viral code.

Worm
Indicates a worm, not a virus. Worms make copies of themselves that they send across a network or using email, or another transport mechanism




from http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/vnameinfo.html

[jgargac]

Thanks DVNT1. That easily answered my question. I've always seen the @mm on a lot of virii but never knew exactly what it stood for. Thanks for clearing that up.

Jeff

[GroundZero3]

thanxs DVNT1 for the info i didn't know that either


JaYsin

[SpookyEddy]

Thanks DVNT1,

Very Interesting.

[TOAD6147]

Likewise! : )