W32.Gaobot.ADX

• Is a worm that spreads through open network shares, several Windows vulnerabilities, and backdoors that the Beagle and Mydoom families of worms install
• Can act as a backdoor server program and attack other systems
• Attempts to kill the process of many antivirus and security applications

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 24, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version April 24, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 26, 2004

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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