W32.Mandaph

W32.Mandaph is a worm that spreads through mapped and fixed drives and may download additional malware on to the compromised computer.

Note: Virus definitions dated April 28, 2008 or earlier detect this threat as Trojan.Dropper or Backdoor.Trojan.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 28, 2008 revision 020
• Latest Rapid Release version April 7, 2009 revision 032
• Initial Daily Certified version April 29, 2008 revision 003
• Latest Daily Certified version April 28, 2008 revision 020
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 30, 2008

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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: Medium
• Payload: May open a back door on the compromised computer.
  May download more malware on to the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low
• Target of Infection: Spreads through removable drives.