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
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Initial Rapid Release version November 26, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version January 27, 2009 revision 056
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Initial Daily Certified version November 26, 2002
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Latest Daily Certified version January 28, 2009 revision 003
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Initial Weekly Certified release date November 26, 2002
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Atli Gudmundsson