Backdoor.Smorph

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 16, 2000
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:32:38 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

Backdoor.Smorph is a polymorphic Trojan horse. It is distributed as an executable that is embedded inside of an .shs file. The Trojan drops files and opens network connections.

NOTE: An .shs file is a Microsoft Scrap Object file. These files are executable and can contain a wide variety of objects. The scrap object (.shs) extension does not appear in Windows Explorer even if all file extensions are displayed.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 16, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version May 5, 2011 revision 034
Initial Daily Certified version October 16, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version May 5, 2011 revision 039
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Dmitry Reyder

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