Discovered: September 7, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:07:06 PM
Also Known As: Trojan.Win32.Killav.aj [KAV], ProcKill-AK [McAfee]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.KillAV.B attempts to kill Norton Antivirus and Norton Internet Security processes. It also makes the Task Manager and Registry Editor tools inaccessible to the user of an infected machine.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version September 8, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
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Initial Daily Certified version September 8, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
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Initial Weekly Certified release date September 10, 2003
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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: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Maryl Magee
