Backdoor.Bmbot

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 14, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:43:05 AM
Also Known As:: W32/Cult.Worm [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Backdoor.Bmbot is a backdoor Trojan that allows a hacker to gain control of your computer by using Internet Relay Chat (IRC). A false error message is displayed if Backdoor.Bmbot is not executed from the %System% folder.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 18, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version February 18, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date February 19, 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: Robert X Wang

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