Trojan.Lazar

Trojan.Lazar is a Trojan horse that downloads other programs. It contacts a remote computer for instructions on files to download and configuration changes to make to the infected computer.

Note: Virus definitions dated February 5, 2005 or earlier may detect this threat as Lazarus.2222.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 27, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version September 26, 2008 revision 048
• Initial Daily Certified version February 27, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version September 27, 2008 revision 002
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 27, 2005

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Medium
• Number of Infections: 50 - 999
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low