W32.HLLW.Smelles

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 7, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:49:32 AM
Also Known As:: Worm.Win32.Smelles [AVP], W32/RunDoom.worm [McAfee], PE_RUNDOOM.A [Trend]
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.HLLW.Smelles is a network-aware worm that copies itself as Setup.exe to all the shares it finds on the network.

Once the worm is run on a local system, it copies itself as C:\Win32napp.exe and configures this file to start with Windows.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 8, 2003

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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: Medium

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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