W32.HLLW.Cult@mm

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 27, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:43:38 AM
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.HLLW.Cult@mm is a mass-mailing worm that has backdoor capabilities. It uses email to replicate, but sends only to the following domains: hotmail.com, msn.com, yahoo.com, Roadrunner.com, Earthlink.net, and email.com.

The email message has the following characteristics:

Subject: Hi, I sent you an eCard from BlueMountain.com

Attachment: BlueMountaineCard.pif

W32.HLLW.Cult@mm also attempts to spread using the KaZaA file-sharing network. W32.HLLW.Cult@mm is packed with XTPack.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 27, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version February 27, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 5, 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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Serghei Sevcenco

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