W32.BlueCode.Worm

At this time, Symantec Security Response has not received any reports of this worm being "in the wild" (actual infections).

W32.BlueCode.Worm is a worm that uses the known IIS Web Directory Traversal exploit. Information and a patch for this exploit are located at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-078.asp. Systems that have been patched are not affected.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 7, 2001
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version September 7, 2001
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• 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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium