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Trojan.Ducky.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: September 29, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:27:57 PM
Also Known As: Bloodhound.Exploit.13, Exploit.Win32.MS04-028.gen [Ka
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP



Trojan.Ducky.B is a Trojan horse program that exploits the Microsoft GDI+ Library JPEG Segment Length Integer Underflow vulnerability (described in the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028).

Note: Virus definitions dated prior to September 29, 2004 detect this threat as Bloodhound.Exploit.13.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version September 29, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version December 31, 2008 revision 037
  • Initial Daily Certified version September 29, 2004 revision 003
  • Latest Daily Certified version December 31, 2008 revision 041
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date September 29, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 - 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 - 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Easy

Damage

  • Damage Level: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Candid Wueest
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