W32.Hiton@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

Printer Friendly Page|Rate this page

Discovered:: March 2, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:18:26 PM
Also Known As:: W32/Hiton.a@MM [McAfee], WORM_HITON.A [Trend], Win32.Hiton.A [Computer Associ
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Hiton@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses that it finds on an infected computer.

The worm spoofs the From field of the email. The attachment can have a .bat, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip file extension.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 2, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version March 2, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 2, 2004

Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Yana Liu

Technical Details

Search Threats

Search by name

Example: W32.Beagle.AG@mm

Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 16