Trojan.Xilon

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 18, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:49:47 AM
Also Known As:: W32.Xilon.Trojan, Trojan.Win32.Xilon [Kaspersky], PWS-Xilon [McAfee], Troj/Xilon [Sophos], TROJ_XILON.A [Trend Micro]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Xilon is a Trojan that comes disguised as a patch for the Diablo II game. It also allows a hacker to steal Diablo II user account and character information.

Note: Virus definitions dated October 26th, 2004 may detect this threat as W32.Xilon.Trojan.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 18, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version December 18, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 18, 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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Atli Gudmundsson

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