- Discovered:
- June 26, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:00:06 PM
- Also Known As:
- Backdoor.Trojan, Trojan.Win32.Anakha.b, BackDoor-UY, Troj/Anaka-B
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
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.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- 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
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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
Writeup By: Yana Liu



