W32.HLLW.Deadhat.B

• Is a variant of the W32.HLLW.Deadhat worm.
• Has backdoor capabilities.
• Attempts to uninstall the W32.Mydoom.A@mm and W32.Mydoom.B@mm worms, and then spread to other systems infected with W32.Mydoom@mm variants.
• Spreads through the Soulseek file-sharing program.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 13, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 13, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 18, 2004

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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: Medium