Discovered: July 29, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:57:19 AM
Type: Trojan Horse, Worm
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.Cbomb is a Trojan horse and worm that moves all files from the \Windows\System folder to the Windows desktop, and moves the desktop files to the C:\Cbomb folder.
NOTE: Definitions dated prior to July 29, 2002, detect this threat as Bloodhound.W32.VBWORM.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version July 30, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
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Initial Daily Certified version July 30, 2002
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Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
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Initial Weekly Certified release date July 31, 2002
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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
Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan