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Downloader.Berbew.dam

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: December 31, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:15:39 PM
Also Known As: Downloader-DI.dam [McAfee], Troj/Antikl-Dam [Sophos]
Type: Trojan Horse



Downloader.Berbew.dam is a corrupted executable which was spammed to a large number of recipients. The email may have an attachment named antikeylog2004.exe.

Due to corruption, the program does not execute as intended.

Note: Virus definitions dated June 9th, 2006 or earlier may detect this threat as Download.Berbew.dam.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version January 2, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version January 2, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date January 7, 2004

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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