Malware type: Worm

Aliases: P2P-Worm.Win32.Benjamin.a (Kaspersky), W32/Benjamin.worm (McAfee), W32.Benjamin.Worm (Symantec), Worm/Kazaa (Avira), W32/Benjamin-A (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: Yes

Language: English

Platform: Windows

Encrypted: No

Description: 
This destructive worm propagates through the Kazaa network, a peer-to-peer file exchange network. It runs in the background and continuously drops slightly altered copies of itself, filling infected hard disk drives. It also repetitively connects to a remote site, congesting an infected system's network connection.

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Description created: May. 16, 2002 5:38:25 PM GMT -0800
Description updated: May. 20, 2002 11:50:52 AM GMT -0800

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