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- Discovered:
- February 13, 2003
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:04:35 PM
- Also Known As:
- W32/Kindal@MM [McAfee], WORM_KINDAL.A [Trend], W32/Kindal-A [Sophos], Win32.Kindal [CA], I-Worm.Kindal [KAV]
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
W32.HLLP.Kindal@mm is a mass-mailing worm that does the following:
- Uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to all the contacts in the Windows Address Book.
- Attempts to spread itself through the KaZaA, Overnet, LimeWire, and Morpheus file-sharing networks.
- Makes copies of itself to the shared folders of the aforementioned file-sharing networks
- Prepends its viral code to the randomly chosen .exe or .scr files in the shared folders.
This threat is compressed with UPX.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version February 14, 2003
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version February 14, 2003
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date February 19, 2003
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Low
- Number of Infections: 50 - 999
- Number of Sites: More than 10
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Moderate
Damage
- Damage Level: Medium
Distribution
- Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Yana Liu
