W32.HLLW.Tufas

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 11, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:46:20 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse, Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.HLLW.Tufas is a worm that spreads itself through IRC. It also has backdoor capabilities that can give a hacker access to your computer. The threat is written in the Borland Delphi programming language and compressed with UPX. The size is about 627,712 Bytes in length after it is decompressed.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 11, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version October 11, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 16, 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: Yana Liu

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