Backdoor.Assasin.E

The Backdoor.Assasin.E Trojan is a variant of Backdoor.Assasin. The Trojan gives a hacker unauthorized access to the compromised computer. It attempts to terminate the active processes of various firewalls, as well as antivirus and security products. This variant also attempts to spread itself across the network shares.

Backdoor.Assasin.E is written in the Borland Delphi programming language and is compressed with UPX.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 20, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version November 22, 2009 revision 025
• Initial Daily Certified version February 20, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version November 23, 2009 revision 005
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 20, 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: Medium