W32.Kiman.A

W32.Kiman.A is a worm that has distributed denial of service and back door capabilities. The worm spreads by copying itself to network shares protected by weak passwords or by exploiting computer vulnerabilities.

Note: Virus definitions dated prior to February 2, 2006 may detect this as W32.Spybot.Worm.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 2, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version February 2, 2006
• Initial Daily Certified version February 2, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version February 2, 2006
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 8, 2006

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium