Bloodhound.Exploit.20

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 23, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:30:54 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse, Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Bloodhound.Exploit.20 is a heuristic detection for animated cursor(.ani) files that have been designed to exploit the Microsoft Windows Kernel .ani file Parsing and Denial of Service Vulnerability (as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-002). This exploit does not affect Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Operating Systems.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 24, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version December 24, 2004
Initial Daily Certified version October 31, 2007 revision 003
Latest Daily Certified version June 17, 2008 revision 017
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 29, 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

Technical Details

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