Trojan.Obsorb

Trojan.Obsorb is a Trojan Horse that causes Windows to continuously restart the computer at the end of the startup process. Because it is written in Visual Basic (VB), it requires the VB run-time libraries to execute. Also, Windows must be installed in C:\Windows.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version October 29, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version October 29, 2003
• Initial Daily Certified version October 29, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version January 15, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Weekly Certified release date October 29, 2003

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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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low