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Bloodhound.Exploit.163

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered: October 23, 2007
Updated: October 23, 2007 6:54:42 PM
Type: Trojan, Virus
Infection Length: Varies
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
CVE References: CVE-2007-5020

Bloodhound.Exploit.163 is a heuristic detection for PDF files attempting to exploit the Adobe Acrobat Mailto Unspecified PDF File Security Vulnerability (BID 25748).

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version October 23, 2007 revision 025
  • Latest Rapid Release version October 23, 2007 revision 025
  • Initial Daily Certified version October 31, 2007 revision 003
  • Latest Daily Certified version January 25, 2008 revision 004
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date October 24, 2007

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

Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Medium
  • Number of Infections: 50 - 999
  • Number of Sites: 10+
  • Geographical Distribution: Medium
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low
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