W32.HLLW.GOP.G@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: January 17, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:48:35 AM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.HLLW.GOP.G@mm is a mass-mailing worm that copies itself to the hard drive as %System%\WindowsAgent.exe. It also searches the network drives and copies itself to \Recycled\Notdelw.i.n.v.e.r.y.i.f.y.exe on any mapped drive on which it can find an operating system. Then, W32.HLLW.GOP.G@mm modifies the Win.ini file to run the worm at startup.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 17, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version January 17, 2003
Initial Daily Certified version January 17, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version January 17, 2003
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 22, 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: High

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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