Trojan.Boa

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: May 1, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:00:46 PM
Also Known As:: Troj/Boa-A [Sophos], W32.Boa.Worm
Type:: Worm
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Boa is a key logger, as well as a disk filler, which uses its own SMTP engine to send back data to its creator.

The Trojan is written in the Visual Basic programming language.

NOTE: Definitions dated prior to June 5, 2003 will detect this threat as W32.Boa.Worm.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version May 2, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version May 2, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date May 7, 2003

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 50 - 999
Number of Sites: More than 10
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: High

Writeup By: Scott Gettis

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