- Discovered:
- August 22, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:40:03 AM
- Also Known As:
- MSN.Trojan
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Bneo.Trojan is a group of Trojan horses that are created specifically to work under MSN Messenger. Some variants of this Trojan might also open ports to allow a hacker to gain access to the infected computer.
NOTE: Definitions prior to August 23, 2002 will detect this threat as MSN.Trojan.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version August 23, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version January 19, 2009 revision 039
- Initial Daily Certified version August 23, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version January 19, 2009 revision 052
- Initial Weekly Certified release date August 28, 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: 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: Gor Nazaryan



