Trojan.Wintrash

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: June 17, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:24:27 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Wintrash is a Gentee installer which drops files that damage Windows. It causes Windows to restart immediately each time you try to start it. This Trojan also disables critical registry keys.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version June 18, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version June 18, 2004
Initial Daily Certified version June 18, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version June 18, 2004
Initial Weekly Certified release date June 19, 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: Difficult

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Maryl Magee

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