Trojan.Pandex

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: 5 January 2007

Updated: 20 April 2007 2:25:36 AM

Also Known As: Win32/Cutwail.B [Computer Associates], Win32/Cutwail.C [Computer Associates], Win32/Cutwail.M [Computer Associates], W32/Agent.BOY [F-Secure], Troj/Pushdo-B [Sophos]

Type: Trojan

Infection Length: Varies

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

Trojan.Pandex is a Trojan horse that sends spam from a remote server and gathers email addresses from the compromised computer.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version 5 January 2007
Latest Rapid Release version 23 November 2009 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version 5 January 2007
Latest Daily Certified version 23 November 2009 revision 037
Initial Weekly Certified release date 10 January 2007

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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: Sends spam to email addresses gathered from the compromised computer.

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Heather Shannon and Kaoru Hayashi

Technical Details