PHP.Feast

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 8, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:14:31 PM
Type:: Virus
Systems Affected:: Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, UNIX

PHP.Feast is a polymorphic PHP file-infecting virus. PHP is a server-side scripting language that is used for dynamic Web page generation.

This virus will only execute on systems that are running a Web server that have installed and active PHP modules.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 8, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version December 8, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 10, 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: John Canavan

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