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Bloodhound.Tibs

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: June 1, 2006
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:56:01 PM
Type: Trojan Horse, 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.Tibs 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.Tibs is likely to be infected with a new, packed, 32-bit Windows virus.

Bloodhound.Tibs is detected only in Portable Executable (PE) files. Bloodhound.Tibs can detect any threat within a packed file.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version June 2, 2006
  • Latest Rapid Release version June 2, 2006
  • Initial Daily Certified version June 2, 2006
  • Latest Daily Certified version June 2, 2006
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date June 7, 2006

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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

Writeup By: Elia Florio
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