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W32.HLLW.Southghost

by Marianna Schmudlach Nov 29, 2003 12:52AM PST

Discovered on: November 28, 2003
Last Updated on: November 29, 2003 03:36:40 PM

W32.HLLW.Southghost a worm that spreads through email and file-sharing networks.

The email has the following characteristics:

Subject: Espero que te llege a tiempo...
Attachment: BuenasNuevas.doc.pif

The worm is written in Microsoft Visual Basic and packed with Petite.

Type: Worm

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.southghost.html