W32.Darkgoose.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: November 27, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:41:19 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Darkgoose.Trojan is a Visual Basic application that creates and executes a batch file that will delete all files from C:\, C:\Windows, C:\Windows\System and C:\Windows\System32.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version November 27, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version November 27, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date November 27, 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: High

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Atli Gudmundsson

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