Discovered: May 15, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:38:52 PM
Also Known As: W32.Sober.P@mm, Win32.Ascetic.C [Computer Asso, Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.q [Kasp, W32/Sober.q [McAfee], Troj/Sober-Q [Sophos], WORM_SOBER.U [Trend Micro]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.Ascetic.C is a Trojan horse that uses its own SMTP engine to send spam email to addresses gathered from the compromised computer. The email may be in either English or German.
Note: Definitions prior to May 16, 2005 may detect this threat as W32.Sober.P@mm.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version May 16, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version July 26, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version May 16, 2005
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Latest Daily Certified version July 26, 2008 revision 018
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Initial Weekly Certified release date May 16, 2005
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Rodney Andres
