Mimail

{{Short description|Computer worm}}

Mimail is a computer worm which first emerged in August 2003; it is transmitted via e-mail. Since its initial release, nearly two dozen variants of the original Mimail worm have appeared. The Mydoom worm, which emerged in January 2004, was initially believed to be a variant of Mimail. Mimail is written in the C programming language.{{cite web |title=Email-Worm:W32/Mimail.I |url=https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/mimail_i.shtml |publisher=F-Secure |access-date=17 November 2022}}