W32.Manifest.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: November 26, 2002
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:41:17 AM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP


W32.Manifest.Trojan is a Trojan horse that installs an FTP server, a monitoring program, and a mail server on the infected computer.

W32.Manifest.Trojan is currently being distributed through the KaZaA file-sharing network as a XVID codec.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version November 26, 2002
  • Latest Rapid Release version January 27, 2009 revision 056
  • Initial Daily Certified version November 26, 2002
  • Latest Daily Certified version January 28, 2009 revision 003
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date November 26, 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: Atli Gudmundsson
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