Discovered: 22 May 2009
Updated: 22 May 2009 10:03:15 PM
Also Known As: Troj/Hackda-A [Sophos]
Type: Trojan
Infection Length: 84,054 bytes
Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
Trojan.Pidief.F is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer and exploits the
Adobe Acrobat and Reader Collab 'getIcon()' JavaScript Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (BID 34169)
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version 22 May 2009 revision 025
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Latest Rapid Release version 24 November 2009 revision 032
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Initial Daily Certified version 22 May 2009 revision 039
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Latest Daily Certified version 24 November 2009 revision 017
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Initial Weekly Certified release date 27 May 2009
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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: Easy
Damage
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Damage Level: Low
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Payload: Drops a back door on the compromised computer.
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Degrades Performance: Exploitation of the remote vulnerability may degrade performance.
Distribution
Writeup By: Nino Gutierrez
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