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Trojan.Xilon

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: December 18, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:49:47 AM
Also Known As: W32.Xilon.Trojan, Trojan.Win32.Xilon [Kaspersky], PWS-Xilon [McAfee], Troj/Xilon [Sophos], TROJ_XILON.A [Trend Micro]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP


Trojan.Xilon is a Trojan that comes disguised as a patch for the Diablo II game. It also allows a hacker to steal Diablo II user account and character information.

Note: Virus definitions dated October 26th, 2004 may detect this threat as W32.Xilon.Trojan.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version December 18, 2002
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version December 18, 2002
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date December 18, 2002

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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

Writeup By: Atli Gudmundsson
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