W32.Hobble@mm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 24, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:51:36 AM
Also Known As:: I-Worm.Alcaul.z [AVP]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Hobble@mm is a worm that attempts to spread across the KaZaA file-sharing network. It has mass-mailing capabilities, and can send itself to the email addresses that it retrieves from the .htm and .html files that it finds in the Internet Explorer cache. W32.Hobble@mm is a Visual Basic application.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 24, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version September 24, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 25, 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: Serghei Sevcenco

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