PHP.Carac

PHP.Carac is a parasitic infector of .htm, .html, and .php files. It drops an IRC script that replicates it to others who join the channel that an infected computer is using.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 14, 2001
• Latest Rapid Release version March 3, 2008 revision 035
• Initial Daily Certified version May 14, 2001
• Latest Daily Certified version March 3, 2008 revision 037
• Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low