W32.CTX and W32.Cholera

W32.CTX's current claim to fame is that the virus was released on a worm called W32.Cholera. Basically, the W32.Cholera worm is infected with the CTX virus making the worm a "dropper" of the virus itself..

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
• Latest Rapid Release version March 5, 2008 revision 053
• Initial Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
• Latest Daily Certified version March 5, 2008 revision 054
• Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low