Trojan.Crabox

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 13, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:53:54 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Crabox is a Trojan horse that attempts to overload the play.mp3.com Web site by sending requests to it. The file name that this Trojan uses is Crackerbox.exe.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 14, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 27, 2011 revision 022
Initial Daily Certified version August 14, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 28, 2011 revision 002
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 14, 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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Neal Hindocha

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