Discovered: January 26, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:32:34 PM
Also Known As: Win32.ForBot.LM [Computer Asso, Backdoor.Win32.Wootbot.al [Kas, W32/Sdbot.worm!166912 [McAfee], W32/Forbot-DY [Sophos], WORM_WOOTBOT.FV [Trend Micro]
Type: Worm
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
W32.Spybot.IVQ is a worm that has distributed denial of service and back door capabilities. The worm spreads to network shares, MySQL servers and Microsoft SQL servers protected by weak passwords, and by exploiting system vulnerabilities.
Note: Virus definitions released January 26, 2005 detect this threat as W32.Spybot.Worm.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version January 27, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version May 10, 2009 revision 034
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Initial Daily Certified version January 27, 2005
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Latest Daily Certified version May 11, 2009 revision 007
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Initial Weekly Certified release date January 27, 2005
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
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Distribution Level: Medium
Writeup By: Hyun Choi