Trojan.Retsam

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: October 26, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:12:42 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


Trojan.Retsam is a password-stealing Trojan Horse. There are several variants of this Trojan.

This threat is written in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language and may be compressed with ASPack.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version October 27, 2003
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version October 27, 2003
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date October 29, 2003

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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: Yana Liu
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