W32.HLLW.Daboom@mm

W32.HLLW.Daboom@mm is a mass-mailing worm that replicates by email. It sends itself to the addresses it finds in the:

• Windows Address Book
• .htm and .html files stored in the Internet Explorer cache

The email message has a subject, message, and attachment; all of which are randomly chosen. The attachment will have a .pif file extension.

W32.HLLW.Daboom@mm also contains backdoor Trojan capabilities which permit unauthorized access to an infected computer.

W32.HLLW.Daboom@mm is a Visual Basic (p-code) application packed with UPX 1.20.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 7, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version March 7, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High