Discovered: March 19, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:35:35 PM
Also Known As: TROJ_MDROPPER.AW [Trend Micro]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.Mdropper is a dropper Trojan that exploits the Microsoft Word/Excel Macro processing code for macro names length vulnerability (as described in
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-050).
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version March 19, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version August 29, 2008 revision 001
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Initial Daily Certified version March 19, 2005 revision 007
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Latest Daily Certified version August 29, 2008 revision 005
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Initial Weekly Certified release date March 23, 2005
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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: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Takayoshi Nakayama
