Backdoor.Blarul

Backdoor.Blarul is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal confidential information.

Note: Virus definitions released on February 24, 2004 to correct an issue with the Backdoor.Blarul detection which resulted in false positives. Virus definitions of 2/24/04 rev 17 (20040224.017) and greater contain the modified signature.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version February 23, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version November 11, 2009 revision 055
• Initial Daily Certified version February 23, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version November 12, 2009 revision 005
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 23, 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