W32.Gaobot.FO

W32.Gaobot.FO is a variant of W32.HLLW.Gaobot that attempts to spread through network shares and allows access to an infected computer through an IRC channel.

The worm uses multiple vulnerabilities to spread, including:

• The DCOM RPC vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026) using TCP port 135
• The RPC locator vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-001) using TCP port 445
• The WebDav vulnerability (described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-007) using TCP port 80

W32.Gaobot.FO is compressed with ASPack.

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Note: Virus definitions released on 1/9/2004 detect this threat as W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen.

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Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 27, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version May 27, 2004
• Initial Daily Certified version May 27, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version May 27, 2004
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 28, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: More than 1000
• Number of Sites: More than 10
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium