Backdoor.Anakha

Backdoor.Anakha is a backdoor Trojan horse that allows a hacker to use Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to gain control of a computer. It also opens TCP/UDP ports to allow a hacker to take control of the system. Backdoor.Anakha is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and is compressed with ASPack.

NOTE: Virus definitions dated prior to June 27, 2002, may detect this threat as Backdoor.Trojan.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version June 28, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version June 22, 2009 revision 066
• Initial Daily Certified version June 28, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version June 19, 2009 revision 051
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 3, 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 50 - 999
• Number of Sites: More than 10
• Geographical Distribution: Medium
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low