W32.HLLW.Astef

W32.HLLW.Astef is a worm that attempts to spread through file-sharing networks, such as KaZaA, KaZaA Lite, Grokster, Bearshare, eDonkey2000, Morpheus, Limewire, Overnet, Papigator, XoloX, Tesla, WinMX, Shareaza, Gnucleus, and ICQ as well.

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Note: Definitions dated prior to August 27, 2003 may detect this threat as Bloodhound.W32.5.

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Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 27, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 26, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version August 27, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version July 26, 2008 revision 018
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 27, 2003

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Medium