Discovered: April 4, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:42:23 AM
Also Known As: TrojanDownloader.Win32.GetFile, TrojanDownloader.Win32/Erom [R, Downloader.w [DRS]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Downloader.Trojan is a program that downloads another malicious program from a remote Internet site and executes it on the local system.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version April 5, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
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Initial Daily Certified version April 5, 2002 revision 003
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Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
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Initial Weekly Certified release date April 10, 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: Atli Gudmundsson
