Trojan.Ahero

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: November 15, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:57:30 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Ahero is a Trojan horse that is written in Visual Basic. It will delete the file Msconfig.exe and attempts to delete the file Install.exe file from the root folder of some local drives.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version November 18, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version November 18, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date November 20, 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: Gor Nazaryan

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