Backdoor.Feardoor

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 8, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:59:16 AM
Also Known As:: Backdoor.Feardoor.161 [AVP]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Backdoor.Feardoor is a backdoor Trojan that allows a hacker to remotely control an infected computer. It is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic version 6 programming language.

The backdoor opens four ports by default: 1218, 1219, 2000, and 6697

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 8, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version March 10, 2012 revision 009
Initial Daily Certified version October 8, 2002 revision 036
Latest Daily Certified version March 11, 2012 revision 017
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 9, 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: Kaoru Hayashi

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