Backdoor.Xenozbot

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 7, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:42:09 AM
Also Known As:: Backdoor.Xenozbot[AVP, BackDoor-AMA [McAfee], Troj/Xenozbot[Sophos]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

The Backdoor.Xenozbot Backdoor Trojan copies itself to the %Windir% folder as Explorer.exe .

NOTE: There is a space in this file name following the .exe extension. As a result, this does not overwrite the legitimate Windows file Explorer.exe.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 8, 2003

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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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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