Trojan.Upchan

Trojan.Upchan is a Trojan horse that steals system information and posts it onto an online bulletin board.

The Trojan uses a folder icon and attempts to propagate through the Winny file-sharing network.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 23, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version October 27, 2008 revision 039
• Initial Daily Certified version September 23, 2004 revision 002
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 28, 2004

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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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low