Downloader.Silentbank

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: January 10, 2008

Updated: January 10, 2008 7:05:25 PM

Also Known As: Troj/Agent-GTO [Sophos], Troj/Agent-HNT [Sophos]

Type: Trojan

Infection Length: 10,981 bytes

Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Downloader.Silentbank is a Trojan horse that continuously tries to download Trojan.Silentbanker files from a remote location and lowers security settings.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version January 10, 2008 revision 022
Latest Rapid Release version June 8, 2009 revision 005
Initial Daily Certified version January 10, 2008 revision 021
Latest Daily Certified version June 8, 2009 revision 007
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 16, 2008

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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: Low
Payload: Downloads additional malware on to the compromised computer.
Compromises Security Settings: Lowers security settings.

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Liam O Murchu

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