Worm.Sober.Y

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Name:	Worm.Sober.Y
Threat Level:	High
Description:	Worm.Sober.Y is a mass-mailing worm that sends emails with copies of itself as attachment to all email addressess it finds in the infected computer.
Also known as:	Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.y [Kaspersky] W32.Sober.x@mm [Symantec] W32/Sober-Z [Sophos]
Removal:	This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

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