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- Discovered:
- May 15, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:39:04 AM
- Also Known As:
- TrojanDownloader.Win32.Smokedo
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Backdoor.SmokeDown is a backdoor Trojan horse which tries to connect to a server on the Internet and download files or other components for the Trojan.
Note: Backdoor.SmokeDown was renamed from Backdoor.Omed
A fake email message pretending to be a Klez fixtool from Kaspersky Labs was used in an effort to distribute this Trojan. This message was manually distributed. We have no reports of users infected by this threat.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version May 17, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
- Initial Daily Certified version May 17, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
- Initial Weekly Certified release date May 21, 2002
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Writeup By: Gor Nazaryan
