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W32.Georbot

Mar 23, 2012

Risk Level 1: Very Low

W32.Georbot is a worm that spreads through malicious iframes and opens a back door on the compromised computer.

The threat W32.Georbot was discovered by Symantec Security Response Threat Severity Assessment on March 22, 2012 and was classified as Worm.

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W32.Georbot Threat Assessment
ComponentSeverity
Wild LevelMedium
Number of Infections0 - 49
Number of Sites0 - 2
Geographical DistributionLow
Threat ContainmentEasy
RemovalEasy
Damage LevelMedium
Distribution LevelMedium


According to the Symantec Threat Severity Assessment, overall risk of W32.Georbot is now categorized as «Very Low» — poses little threat to users; rarely even makes headlines; no reports in the wild. Read more about Threat Severity Assessment.

This threat affect the following operating systems:
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 95
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Me
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows NT
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows 2000

More information about W32.Georbot, you can find on the official site of Symantec Corporation, where in addition to useful information you can find technical details and removal instructions: www.symantec.com

It is also recommended to read the article Network security threats, where you can find a brief description and explanation of the most dangerous security threats plus a few simple tips on how to protect your personal computer from them.

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