Trojan.PPDropper.G

Trojan.PPDropper.G is a Trojan that attempts to exploit a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint to drop other threats on the compromised computer.

Note: This threat will not execute on computers that have installed the the update for Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (as described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-015).

CVE Reference: CVE-2007-0671

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 13, 2007
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 13, 2007
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 14, 2007

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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: Medium
• Payload: Drops additional malware on to the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low