W32.Bacterra.Worm is a worm that attempts to spread via the eDonkey2000 file-sharing program. The worm is written in the Visual Basic programming language.
Also Known As: Worm.P2P.Bacterra.a [AVP]
Type: Worm
Infection Length: 80 Kbytes
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Systems Not Affected: Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft IIS, OS/2, UNIX, Windows 3.x
THREAT ASSESSMENT
Wild:
Number of infections: 0 - 49
Number of sites: 0 - 2
Geographical distribution: Low
Threat containment: Easy
Removal: Easy