Backdoor.Sinups

Backdoor.Sinups is an ASP and a VBScript-based Backdoor Trojan horse. This Trojan gives an attacker full control of a computer that runs a Microsoft IIS Web server.

The Trojan gives the attacker a Web-based interface on an infected system, from which the attacker can perform a variety of actions on the system (see the "Technical Details" section for the list of actions).

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 10, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version October 31, 2008 revision 048
• Initial Daily Certified version May 10, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version November 3, 2008 revision 025
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 12, 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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low