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Discovered:
- September 24, 2004
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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:27:48 PM
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Type:
- Trojan Horse
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Hacktool.JPEGDownload is a program that can be used to generate .jpg files that exploit the Microsoft GDI+ Library JPEG Segment Length Integer Underflow vulnerability (described in the
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028). The .jpg files that this Trojan generates can download a URL hardcoded in the .jpg file, and are detected by Symantec products as
Download.Trojan.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version September 24, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
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Initial Daily Certified version September 24, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date September 28, 2004
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Writeup By: Fergal Ladley
