Backdoor.Hatckel

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 5, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:47:46 AM
Also Known As:: Backdoor.VB.ck [KAV], Generic BackDoor [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Backdoor.Hatckel is a backdoor Trojan that gives an attacker unauthorized access to an infected computer. By default it opens 15 ports on the infected computer: 1101 to 1115. Backdoor.Hatckel is written in Visual Basic.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 5, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version December 2, 2009 revision 064
Initial Daily Certified version December 5, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version December 2, 2009 revision 066
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 6, 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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Serghei Sevcenco

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