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Backdoor.Turkojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
March 28, 2003
Updated:
February 13, 2007 11:45:02 AM
Also Known As:
BackDoor.Turkojan.10 [DrWeb], BackDoor-ARL [McAfee], Backdoor.Antilam.g1 [KAV]
Type:
Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Backdoor.Turkojan is a Backdoor Trojan that gives an attacker unauthorized access to a compromised computer. The strings used in the Trojan indicate that the Trojan generator may have produced it. Therefore, the hacker, who is using the Trojan generator or patching the compiled executable, defines some characteristics of this Trojan. By default is opens port 31693.

Backdoor.Turkojan is a Delphi application.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 28, 2003
  • Latest Rapid Release version December 16, 2011 revision 019
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 28, 2003 revision 003
  • Latest Daily Certified version December 16, 2011 revision 034
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date April 2, 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: Serghei Sevcenco

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