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- Discovered:
- June 19, 2000
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:15:46 PM
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Backdoor.WinMap is a Backdoor Trojan horse that opens a port on the system and allows incoming connections. This can provide an attacker full control over the system.
Once this type of Trojan attacks a computer, it is difficult to determine what else the computer has been exposed to. In most cases, changes—other than those that the Trojan made—will not have occurred. However, a hacker may have been able to use the Trojan to access the computer to make changes to it. Unless you can be absolutely sure that malicious activity has not been performed on the computer, we recommend completely re-installing the operating system.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version June 22, 2000
- Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
- Initial Daily Certified version June 22, 2000
- Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
- Initial Weekly Certified release date June 22, 2000
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: Moderate
Damage
- Damage Level: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Neal Hindocha
