Trojan.PPDropper

Trojan.PPDropper is a Trojan horse that drops a file on the compromised computer. It spreads by exploiting the Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Using a Malformed Routing Slip Vulnerability (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-012).

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 26, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version December 24, 2008 revision 003
• Initial Daily Certified version April 26, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version December 24, 2008 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 26, 2006

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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: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low