Downloader.Aphe

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 10, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:44:00 AM
Also Known As:: TrojanDownloader.Win32.Aphex.1, TrojanDownloader.Win32/Aphex.1
Type:: Trojan Horse

Downloader.Aphe is a Trojan horse that attempts to download a file from a specific Web site, and then execute it.

Note: Virus definitions dated June 7th, 2006 or earlier may detect this threat as Trojan.Downloader.Aphe.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version March 10, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version March 1, 2011 revision 037
Initial Daily Certified version March 10, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version March 2, 2011 revision 002
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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Robert X Wang

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