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Bloodhound.PDF.17

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: October 29, 2009
Updated: October 29, 2009 5:38:47 PM
Type: Trojan, Virus
Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Solaris, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Linux, Windows 2000

Bloodhound.PDF.17 is a heuristic detection for potentially malicious files, which may exploit vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat in order to perform further malicious actions.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version October 29, 2009 revision 024
  • Latest Rapid Release version October 29, 2009 revision 024
  • Initial Daily Certified version October 29, 2009 revision 025
  • Latest Daily Certified version October 29, 2009 revision 025
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date November 4, 2009

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment

Wild

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

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low
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