Trojan.Houpe

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: November 5, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:41:06 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Houpe is a simple Trojan horse program that is written in Delphi and compressed using a popular program that is used to compress portable executable (PE) files. When Trojan.Houpe runs, it may attempt to steal information from the QQ instant messaging client and send it to the author of the Trojan.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version November 6, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version November 6, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date November 6, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Robert X Wang

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