W32.Spybot.AFEW

W32.Spybot.AFEW is a worm that has distributed denial of service and back door capabilities. The worm spreads through AOL Instant Messenger and by exploiting vulnerabilities.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 3, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version November 13, 2009 revision 034
• Initial Daily Certified version March 3, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version November 13, 2009 revision 033
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 6, 2006

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium