Backdoor.Beasty.G

Backdoor.Beasty.G is a Trojan Horse that opens a listening port on your computer. This Trojan also uses web.icq.com to send a message to its creator's ICQ Unified Messaging Center, which includes the IP address of the infected computer.

Backdoor.Beasty.G is written in the Borland Delphi programming language.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 31, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version June 22, 2009 revision 066
• Initial Daily Certified version July 31, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version June 19, 2009 revision 051
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 6, 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