Backdoor.Assasin

The Backdoor.Assasin Trojan Horse allows unauthorized access to the infected computer. This Trojan Horse also attempts to terminate the processes of many executables, including various firewall and antivirus programs.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 3, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version September 19, 2009 revision 021
• Initial Daily Certified version July 3, 2002 revision 036
• Latest Daily Certified version October 5, 2009 revision 040
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 3, 2002

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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