Check Point Advisories

Virus: Win32.Pate.A

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-081
Date Published:	17 May 2010
Severity:	Low
Last Updated:	Tuesday 15 November, 2011
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Malware is a software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a general name for a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying programs like Viruses, worms, Adware, Trojans, and spyware that exploit unprotected clients, using network access to intrude upon organizations, destroying or stealing data. Win32.Pate.A is a virus capable of modifing other files by infecting, prepending, or overwriting them. It is also a hacktool that could be used by attackers to break into a system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the malware based on predefined signatures.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Virus: Win32.Pate.A protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Malware Traffic.
Attack Information: Virus: Win32.Pate.A