W32.Gampxia

Name W32.Gampxia
Type
Affected Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Risk Level 1: Very Low
Discovered February 21, 2008
Update February 22, 2008 9:01:42 AM
Length 18,432 bytes
Info W32.Gampxia is a worm that copies itself to removable media and shared folders. It also infects HTML files, which are detected as W32.Gampxia!html. It downloads copies of Infostealer.Gampass, Hacktool, and WinPcap, a library used to monitor and capture network packets in Windows environments, onto the compromised computer.

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: Medium
  • Payload: Infects HTML files and downloads other threats onto the compromised computer.

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Medium
  • Shared Drives: Copies itself to removable media and shared folders
Writeup By: Masaki Suenaga
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