Discovered: August 21, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:06:15 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Backdoor.IRC.RPCBot is a Backdoor Trojan Horse that gives its creator full control of your computer. The Trojan's creator can also instruct the Trojan to use the DCOM RPC vulnerability (described in
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026) to spread itself.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version August 22, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version August 22, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date August 27, 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: Yana Liu