Discovered: January 5, 2009
Updated: January 5, 2009 6:45:12 AM
Type: Trojan
Infection Length: Varies
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Bloodhound.PDF.5 is a heuristic detection of potentially malicious PDF files, which may exploit known vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat in order to perform further malicious actions.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version January 4, 2009 revision 050
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Latest Rapid Release version January 4, 2009 revision 050
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Initial Daily Certified version January 5, 2009 revision 003
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Latest Daily Certified version January 5, 2009 revision 003
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Initial Weekly Certified release date January 7, 2009
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution