Trojan.Badcon

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 14, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:51:04 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

Trojan.Badcon is a Trojan horse that can cause unpatched Windows 95/98/98SE systems to crash and force a restart. The Trojan may present itself as a valid program, such as X-Box emulation software.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 14, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version March 3, 2008 revision 035
Initial Daily Certified version January 14, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version March 3, 2008 revision 037
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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Andre Post

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