W32.Donut

W32.Donut is a virus that targets .exe files that were created for the Microsoft .NET framework. W32.Donut is a concept virus. It does not have any significant chance of becoming widespread. However, it shows that virus writers are paying close attention to the new .NET architecture and are attempting to learn how to exploit it before the .NET framework is available on most systems.

For additional information about Microsoft .NET, go to http://www.microsoft.com/net/.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 10, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version January 10, 2002
• Initial Daily Certified version January 10, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version January 15, 2008 revision 017
• 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