W32.Systentry.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 28, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:42:39 AM
Also Known As:: TROJ_SYSTENTRY.A [Trend]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

The W32.Systentry.Trojan contacts a remote Web site from which it downloads a file. Then, it executes the downloaded file onto your computer.

W32.Systentry.Trojan also locates the user information on your computer and sends it to a predetermined list of email addresses. The list of addresses is downloaded from the same Web site as the downloaded file.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 29, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 2, 2010 revision 049
Initial Daily Certified version January 29, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 2, 2010 revision 050
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 29, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Atli Gudmundsson

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