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W32.HLLW.Lovgate.N@mm

Risk Level 2: Low

Discovered:
March 17, 2004
Updated:
February 13, 2007 12:19:16 PM
Also Known As:
W32/Lovgate.p@MM [McAfee]
Type:
Worm
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


W32.HLLW.Lovgate.N@mm is a variant of W32.HLLW.Lovgate@mm. This variant is also a mass-mailing worm that attempts to email itself to all the email addresses it finds in the system. The "sender" of the email is spoofed, and its subject line and message body of the email vary.

This worm also attempts to copy itself to all the computers on a local network and the KaZaA shared folder.

This threat is written in the C++ programming language and is compressed with JDPack and ASPack.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 17, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 17, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 17, 2004
Click here 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: Medium

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: High
Writeup By: Yana Liu

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