Discovered: September 11, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:07:13 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT
Trojan.Boxer is a Trojan Horse that records keystrokes in a log file and then sends the information to a predetermined email address.
The Trojan is packed with FSG.
Note: Trojan.Boxer may arrive as an attachment in an email that uses the HTML codebase exploit, mentioned in Microsoft Security Bullitens
MS02-015 and
MS03-014, which allows the Trojan to be executed automatically. The HTML file containing Trojan.Boxer is detected as
Trojan.Sefex.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version September 12, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version September 12, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date September 17, 2003
Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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: Scott Gettis