Discovered: October 3, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:08:30 PM
Also Known As: Backdoor.Avstral, Backdoor.Avstral [KAV], BackDoor-AWW [McAfee], MultiDropper-GP trojan [McAfee, Win32.Myss [CA]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.Myss.B is a Trojan Horse that can capture keystrokes and periodically send them to a predefined email address.
This threat is compressed with UPX.
NOTE: Virus definitions dated prior to October 3, 2003 may detect this threat as Backdoor.Avstral.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version October 3, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version October 3, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
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Initial Weekly Certified release date October 8, 2003
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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: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Yana Liu