Bloodhound.Exploit.18

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: November 8, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:29:41 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse, Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Bloodhound.Exploit.18 is a heuristic detection for HTML files attempting to exploit the recent Microsoft Internet Explorer Malformed IFRAME Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability discovered in Internet Explorer 6.0. The vulnerability is still unpatched by Microsoft as of November 8, 2004.

Recent variants of the Mydoom family of worms attempt to exploit this vulnerability to spread. The downloader component of such worms may be detected as Bloodhound.Exploit.18.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version November 8, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version October 31, 2007 revision 003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date November 8, 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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

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