W32.HLLW.Discoball

W32.HLLW.Discoball is a worm that spreads through network shares. A sign of a possible infection is the existence of Mdbole.exe, Seg32.exe, or Wins.exe.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 11, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version February 11, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 12, 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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium