Nimda
Template:Short description Template:Infobox computer worm The Nimda virus is a malicious file-infecting computer worm.
The first released advisory about this threat (worm) was released on September 18, 2001.
Nimda affected both user workstations (clients) running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP and servers running Windows NT and 2000.[1]
The worm's name comes from the reversed spelling of "admin".[2]
F-Secure found the text "Concept Virus(CV) V.5, Copyright(C)2001 R.P.China" in the Nimda code, suggesting its country of origin. However, they also noted that a computer in Canada was responsible for an October 11, 2001 release of infected emails alleging to be from Mikko Hyppönen and Data Fellows (F-Secure's previous name).[3]
Methods of infection
Nimda proved effective partially because it—unlike other infamous malware like Code Red—uses five different infections vectors:
- Open network shares
- Browsing of compromised web sites
- Exploitation of various Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.0 / 5.0 directory traversal vulnerabilities. (Both Code Red and Nimda were hugely successful in exploiting well-known and long-solved vulnerabilities in the Microsoft IIS Server.[4])
- Back doors left behind by the "Code Red II" and "sadmind/IIS" worms.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CA-2001-26: Nimda Worm". CERT Coordination Center. Carnegie Mellon University. September 18, 2001. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Nimdadminwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Net-Worm: W32/Nimda Description". F-Secure Labs. F-secure.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kurt Seifried - LASG / Introduction to security". Seifried.org. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chen, Thomas M.; Robert, Jean-Marc (2004). "The Evolution of Viruses and Worms". In Chen, William W.S (ed.). Statistical Methods in Computer Security. doi:10.1201/9781420030884. ISBN 9780429131615.
