Discovered: January 7, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:42:06 AM
Also Known As: Trojan.Win32.KKiller [KAV]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
The Trojan.KKiller Trojan Horse terminates many processes, including those of popular antivirus and firewall programs. It also modifies a registry key, so that it runs when you try to execute any .exe file.
Trojan.KKiller is written in the Delphi programming language and is packed with UPX.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version January 7, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version January 7, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date January 8, 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: Kaoru Hayashi