VBS.Shania

VBS.Shania is a backdoor Trojan horse that allows a hacker to control your computer using TCP port 2414. The existence of the file shania.vbs is an indication of a possible infection.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 2, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version February 2, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 4, 2004

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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