Discovered: December 1, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:14:28 PM
Also Known As: PWS-QQDrag [McAfee]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Backdoor.Dragonqq is a Trojan Horse that attempts to steal passwords from a Chinese instant messaging program and gives unauthorized access to an attacker.
This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) programming language. The VB run-time libraries are required to execute Backdoor.Dragonqq.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version December 1, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version December 1, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date December 3, 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
Writeup By: Robert X Wang
