W32.HLLP.Zodiak

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 18, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:12:22 PM
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

W32.HLLP.Zodiak is a virus that prepends itself to all the .exe files in the Windows installation folder.

This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and is compressed with tElock.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 20, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version October 20, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 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: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu

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