Trojan.Boa

Trojan.Boa is a key logger, as well as a disk filler, which uses its own SMTP engine to send back data to its creator.

The Trojan is written in the Visual Basic programming language.

NOTE: Definitions dated prior to June 5, 2003 will detect this threat as W32.Boa.Worm.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 2, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version March 3, 2008 revision 035
• Initial Daily Certified version May 2, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version June 17, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 7, 2003

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 50 - 999
• Number of Sites: More than 10
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: High