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W32.HLLW.Donk.L

by Marianna Schmudlach Mar 23, 2004 9:55AM PST

Discovered on: March 23, 2004
Last Updated on: March 23, 2004 02:33:02 PM

W32.HLLW.Donk.L is a network-aware worm that attempts to connect to a predetermined IRC server to receive instructions from an attacker. The worm attempts to terminate the processes of various antivirus and security related programs.

Variants: W32.HLLW.Donk.C
Type: Worm

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.donk.l.html

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