Discovered: February 2, 2000
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:57:55 AM
Also Known As: Virus.Dropper, Trojan dropper
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.Dropper is a Trojan horse that drops Trojan horses or back door Trojans onto compromised computers.
Note: Definitions dated prior to 28th March 2005, may detect this threat as Trojan dropper.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version February 7, 2000
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Latest Rapid Release version July 4, 2008 revision 033
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Initial Daily Certified version February 7, 2000 revision 007
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Latest Daily Certified version July 4, 2008 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 7, 2000
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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: Gor Nazaryan