Backdoor.Beasty.E

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 6, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:44:08 AM
Also Known As:: Backdoor.Plux, Backdoor.BeastDoor.192.c [KAV], BackDoor-AMQ [McAfee], BKDR_BEASTDOOR.C [Trend], Win32.Ulysses.192.B [CA]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

The Backdoor.Beasty.E Trojan opens a listening port on your computer. This action may allow a hacker to remotely control your computer.

Backdoor.Beasty.E uses web.icq.com to send a message to the hacker's ICQ Unified Messaging Center. This message includes the IP address of the infected computer.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 7, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version March 7, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 12, 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: Eric Chien

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