Discovered: May 19, 2006
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:55:31 PM
Also Known As: Ginwui.A [F-Secure]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Backdoor.Ginwui is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer.
Note: It has been reported that Backdoor.Ginwui may be dropped by a malicious Word document exploiting an undocumented vulnerability in Microsoft Word. This malicious Word document is currently detected as
Trojan.Mdropper.H.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version May 19, 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version June 28, 2008 revision 022
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Initial Daily Certified version May 19, 2006 revision 002
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Latest Daily Certified version June 28, 2008 revision 021
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Initial Weekly Certified release date May 24, 2006
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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: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi