Trojan.PSW.Gip

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
March 10, 2003
Updated:
February 13, 2007 11:44:04 AM
Also Known As:
Trojan.PSW.Gip.113.b [KAV], PWS-CK trojan [McAfee], Troj/Gip-113-B [Sophos]
Type:
Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.PSW.Gip is a Trojan horse that tries to steal passwords and may download a file from a specified Web site.

Trojan.PSW.Gip also makes many changes to the registry.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 11, 2003
  • Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 11, 2003
  • Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
  • 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: Low

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Jason Pan

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