Trojan.Cargao.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 13, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:26:24 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Cargao.B is a Trojan horse program that sends an email to all the addresses that it finds in the Microsoft Outlook address book. It also downloads and runs executable files from the Internet.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 13, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version August 13, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 18, 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

Writeup By: Paul Mangan

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