W32.HLLW.Infex.B@mm

Name W32.HLLW.Infex.B@mm
Type
Affected Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Risk
Discovered September 26, 2003
Update February 13, 2007 12:08:27 PM
Length
Info W32.HLLW.Infex.B@mm is a mass-mailing that uses Microsoft Outlook to send itself to all the contacts in Outlook Address Book. The email attachment is q83d.rar.

The subject line is one of the following:

  • VERY DANGEROUS I-
  • 64bit Notepad!
  • Do you Get spam?
  • Usama Bin laden II ?
  • Saddam Dead or Alive?
  • Nelson Mandella dead?
  • Bush Resigns
  • STOCK MARKET FALLS 80%
  • Bill Gates ARRESTED
  • Undocumented Secrets about <%string%>

Where %string% is one of the following:

  • Microsoft
  • Windows
  • Aliens
  • Televisions
  • PayPhones

The attempts to spread itself through some file-sharing networks, such as BearShare, eDonkey2000, Gnucleus, Grokster, KaZaA, KaZaA Lite, KMD, Limewire, Morpheus, Overnet, Shareaza, Rapigator, Toadnode, Tesla, WinMX, and XoloX. It also attempts to send itself to other ICQ users.

This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and is compressed with FSG.

Threat Assessment
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