Bloodhound.W32.EP
The bloodhound virus is more of a probable virus that may, or may not be a threat to your computer. A bloodhound virus is that file which Symantec’s Norton anti-virus may perceive as a virus, due to some of it traits. Thus, there is never an assurance that the file that Norton anti-virus has detected as a bloodhound virus is actually a virus or not.
Bloodhound is not a virus in itself, but is actually a technology developed by Symantec that can detect various kinds of viral activity. This feature uses various heuristic algorithms to determine if a particular file is a virus. This it does by looking for certain codes or signatures in a file or a program that are similar to other known viruses. If Norton finds some file or a program that has similar “virus like” qualities, but cannot identify the virus, then it gives it one of the many names used by Norton, which starts with Bloodhound. Thus there is no guarantee that a bloodhound virus is actually a virus. It might just be some innocent program that sits on your computer, but unfortunately has some codes or signature that makes it look like a virus. However, sometimes it might be something serious, and might have far reaching consequences on your PC.
Any such unknown virus will be given one of the following names by Norton Anti-virus-
Bloodhound.Boot
Bloodhound.Boot.String
Bloodhound.DirActCOM
Bloodhound.DirActEXE
Bloodhound.ExcelMacro
Bloodhound.ExcldFile
Bloodhound.FileString
Bloodhound.Hybrid
Bloodhound.HybridCOM
Bloodhound.HybridEXE
Bloodhound.MBR
Bloodhound.NeuralBoot
Bloodhound.NeuralMBR
Bloodhound.Poly
Bloodhound.ResCOM
Bloodhound.ResEXE
Bloodhound.Unknown
Bloodhound.VBS.Worm
Bloodhound.W32
Bloodhound.W32.EP
Bloodhound.JS.3 (probable Outlook worm)
Bloodhound.W32.2
Bloodhound.W32.3
Bloodhound.WordMacro
Bloodhound.ExcelMacro
Bloodhound.VBS.1 (probable IRC worm)
Bloodhound.VBS.2 (probable IRC worm)
Bloodhound.VBS.3 (probable Outlook worm)
Bloodhound.VBS.4 (probable VBS worm, created with worm generation tool)
Bloodhound.VBS.5 (probable VBS worm, created with worm generation tool)
Bloodhound.JS.1 (probable IRC worm)
Bloodhound.JS.2 (probable IRC worm)
If your PC is infected with a bloodhound virus, the first thing you should do is check your system with another anti-virus. You current anti-virus should be uninstalled and a new one loaded to do this. You could alternatively use an online scanner. If it is confirmed that your system is infected, there are different ways of removing such files, according to the type of virus. You will easily find such information on the web, and on the Symantec’s website. There are also many forums on the Internet where people can help you solve that particular problem. If timely action is taken, your PC will be saved, and you can also guard your system against such future attacks.
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