Backdoor.Hesive.B

Backdoor.Hesive.B is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer. It may arrive as a malicious Microsoft Access file that exploits the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Malformed Database File Buffer Overflow vulnerability (as described in Security Focus BID 12960).

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 21, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version June 24, 2008 revision 049
• Initial Daily Certified version February 21, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version June 25, 2008 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 22, 2006

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low