W32.Sigougou

W32.Sigougou is a worm that spreads through mapped drives and network shares protected by weak passwords. It attempts to disable security-related processes and may download files on to the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version November 13, 2008 revision 006
• Latest Rapid Release version June 2, 2009 revision 004
• Initial Daily Certified version November 13, 2008 revision 024
• Latest Daily Certified version June 2, 2009 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date November 19, 2008

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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
• Payload: Disables security-related processes and may download files.
• Compromises Security Settings: Disables the Task Manager and Windows update.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium
• Shared Drives: Spreads through mapped drives and network shares protected by weak passwords.