- Discovered:
- April 12, 2013
- Updated:
- April 15, 2013 4:38:48 PM
- Type:
- Worm
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
W32.Changeup!gen39 is a heuristic detection that may include members of the W32.Changeup family of threats.
Other resources
For more information, please see the following resource:
W32.Changeup
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version April 12, 2013 revision 039
- Latest Rapid Release version April 12, 2013 revision 039
- Initial Daily Certified version April 13, 2013 revision 003
- Latest Daily Certified version April 13, 2013 revision 003
- Initial Weekly Certified release date April 17, 2013
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Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Low
- Number of Infections: 50 – 999
- Number of Sites: 3 – 9
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Medium
- Payload: Downloads more threats on to the compromised computer.
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Medium
- Shared Drives: Spreads through removable and mapped drives.
- Target of Infection: Remotely exploitable vulnerability.
File-sharing programs.
Summary| Technical Details| Removal