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	Common name:			Netsky.AB
	Technical name:			W32/Netsky.AB.worm
	Threat Level:			Low
	Type:			Worm
	Effects:			It has no damaging effects. It deletes the entries belonging to several variants of the worm Bagle from the Windows Registry.
	Systems affected:			Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
	Detection updated on:			April 28, 2004
	In circulation?			No

	Brief Description
	Netsky.AB is a worm without damaging effects that spreads via e-mail in a message with variable characteristics and an attached file with a PIF extension. Netsky.AB deletes the entries belonging to several variants of the worm Bagle, from the Windows Registry.
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	Visible Symptoms
	Netsky.AB always reaches a computer in an e-mail message in an attached file with a PIF extension.
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Last updated: April 28, 2004