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Discovered:
- November 29, 2002
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Updated:
- December 3, 2002 3:19:23 PM
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Type:
- Worm
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Infection Length:
- 173,056 bytes
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Backdoor.Coreflood is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version November 29, 2002
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Latest Rapid Release version May 19, 2013 revision 009
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Initial Daily Certified version November 29, 2002
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Latest Daily Certified version May 20, 2013 revision 003
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Initial Weekly Certified release date December 4, 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
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Damage Level: Medium
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Payload: Opens a back door on the compromised computer.
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Releases Confidential Info: Gathers information relating to online transactions.
Writeup By: Jeet Morparia
