Trojan.Hotword.B

Trojan.Hotword.B is a Trojan horse that opens a back door and steals confidential information from a compromised computer. The Trojan sends the stolen information to a remote server.

Note: Definitions prior to May 31, 2005 may detect this threat as Trojan.Rona.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 30, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version May 30, 2005
• Initial Daily Certified version May 30, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version May 30, 2005
• Initial Weekly Certified release date June 1, 2005

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low