W32.Whiter.Trojan

This Trojan horse arrives appearing to be a key generator for Windows XP (Whistler).

When this Trojan is activated, it may present, in Notepad, what appears to be a valid key. This key, however, is not valid and is just a string of randomly generated numbers. At the same time, the Trojan inserts itself into the system so that next time that you start the computer, it will delete all the files from the hard disk.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 24, 2001
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version September 24, 2001
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• 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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: High

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low