http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/virus-mail-spreads-online/story?id=11596433&page=1
Does avast have defs for this yet? If, so when was detection added? What is it detected as?
avast forum http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=52252.msg538658#msg538658
VirusTotal - 29/43
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=fedb7b404754cf85737fb7e50f33324b84eb4c0b98024c7d3302039a901b04b7-1284116017
VirusTotal - 37/43
http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=dcf11c30d6b1f59098d6bd0e75b9cb7b6c27f6a16f7297fe08f153a81eddbec8-1284123655
W32.Imsolk.A@mm
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-082013-3322-99
W32.Imsolk.B@mm
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-090922-4703-99
Thanks! I see this is a generic detection. When was detection added?
Avast should make a blog post about high profile events like this as soon as possible, It’s good PR. 
I realize it’s very low risk since it requires user intervention to run, so I’m not worried about it, but still it’s good PR.
Thanks! I see this is a generic detection. When was detection added?Since it is Generic it may be long ago ? or not
Instead, a Generic Detection looks for broadly applicable code or behavior characteristics that indicate a file as potentially malicious, so that a single Generic Detection can efficiently identify dozens, or even hundreds of malware.
Generic Detection
http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/security/virus-removal/virus-information/encyclopedia/encyclopedia_genericdetection.html
http://www.virusbtn.com/resources/glossary/generic_detection.xml
I have a copy of one of the variants of this and have been sending it to the ones that don’t detect it.