1. Skip to navigation
  2. Skip to content
  3. Skip to secondary-content

Where You Are

  1. Labs
  2. Threats
  3. Virus and threat descriptions
  4. Nyxem.D

Nyxem.D

Name : Nyxem.D
Category:Virus
Type:Virus
Platform:Win32

Summary


This variant of the Nyxem worm was found in September 2004.
The worm spreads itself via emails.
It deletes files of various security applications.

Additional Details

The worm drops this file:
  •  \windows\system32\About_Blackworm.C.txt

When executed, the worm will run an empty copy of Windows Media Player.
Additionally the worm can perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against this website:  webstats.web.rcn.net