Trojan.Gpcoder

Trojan.Gpcoder is a Trojan horse which searches for files with various extensions and encodes them. The original files are then deleted and the newly encoded ones become unreadable.

Note: Definitions prior to May 28, 2005 may detect this threat as Trojan.Pgpcoder.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 23, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version May 23, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 24, 2005

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low