W32.Benpao.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 17, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:43:08 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

W32.Benpao.Trojan is a Trojan horse that steals user password and other information. It also modifies the registry such that opening any .chm, .exe, .ini, .reg, .txt or .scr file will result in executing the Trojan.

This Trojan horse is written in the Visual Basic programming language and is packed with UPX, v0.76.1-1.20.

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: Jason Pan

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