Trojan.Minit

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: January 7, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:31:37 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP



Trojan.Minit is a Trojan horse that creates a DLL which will download and execute arbitrary code from a predetermined list of websites.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 2005
  • Latest Rapid Release version November 19, 2008 revision 050
  • Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 2005
  • Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date January 12, 2005

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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: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: John Park
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