Discovered: November 15, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:56:35 AM
Also Known As: BKDR_JEEM.A [Trend], BackDoor-AML [McAfee]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Backdoor.Jeem is a Trojan horse that allows a hacker to remotely control an infected computer. It may be downloaded and executed when
Downloader.BO runs. It is written in the Microsoft C++ programming language and is compressed with UPX.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version November 18, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version April 8, 2008 revision 037
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Initial Daily Certified version November 18, 2002
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Latest Daily Certified version April 9, 2008 revision 009
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Initial Weekly Certified release date November 20, 2002
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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: Yana Liu
