Trojan.Boxer

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 11, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:07:13 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT

Trojan.Boxer is a Trojan Horse that records keystrokes in a log file and then sends the information to a predetermined email address.

The Trojan is packed with FSG.

Note: Trojan.Boxer may arrive as an attachment in an email that uses the HTML codebase exploit, mentioned in Microsoft Security Bullitens MS02-015 and MS03-014, which allows the Trojan to be executed automatically. The HTML file containing Trojan.Boxer is detected as Trojan.Sefex.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 12, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version December 18, 2009 revision 002
Initial Daily Certified version September 12, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version December 18, 2009 revision 003
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 17, 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: Scott Gettis

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