Bneo.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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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.

Protection

  • 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
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