Discovered: February 19, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:43:16 AM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
The Backdoor.Assasin.E Trojan is a variant of
Backdoor.Assasin. The Trojan gives a hacker unauthorized access to the compromised computer. It attempts to terminate the active processes of various firewalls, as well as antivirus and security products. This variant also attempts to spread itself across the network shares.
Backdoor.Assasin.E is written in the Borland Delphi programming language and is compressed with UPX.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version February 20, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version February 20, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version December 8, 2008 revision 050
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 20, 2003
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
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Distribution Level: Medium
Writeup By: Yana Liu
