W32.HLLP.Flate

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 9, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:40:23 AM
Also Known As:: W32.Alcarys.H, W32/Flatei.5129 [McAfee], Win32.HLLP.Flat.5129 [CA], Win32.HLLP.Flatei [AVP]
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.HLLP.Flate is a prepender virus that is written in C# to infect Win32 executable files. The virus functions only if .NET Framework is installed. Security Response has not received any reports of this virus in the wild.

NOTE: Definitions dated prior to September 11, 2002 may detect this as W32.Alcarys.H.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 10, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version September 10, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 10, 2002

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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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan

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