W32.Benpao.Trojan

W32.Benpao.Trojan is a Trojan horse that steals user password and other information. It also modifies the registry such that opening any .chm, .exe, .ini, .reg, .txt or .scr file will result in executing the Trojan.

This Trojan horse is written in the Visual Basic programming language and is packed with UPX, v0.76.1-1.20.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 18, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 18, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 19, 2003

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low