Discovered: January 19, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:16:27 PM
Type: Trojan Horse, Worm, Virus
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Symantec antivirus products exclusively use the virus name Bloodhound.Overpacked when a potentially unknown virus is found using Symantec Bloodhound technology. Bloodhound technology consists of heuristic algorithms used to detect unknown viruses. The actual file detected under Bloodhound.Overpacked is likely to be infected with a new, packed, 32-bit Windows virus.
Bloodhound.Overpacked is only detected in Portable Executable (PE) files. Bloodhound.Overpacked can detect any file that has been packed many times.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version January 19, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version January 19, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date January 21, 2004
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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: Easy
Damage
Distribution
