Trojan.Admincash

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered:: January 19, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:32:04 PM
Also Known As:: Win32.Bube.A [Computer Associa, Virus.Win32.Bube.a [Kaspersky , W32/Bube.dr [McAfee], W32/Bube-A [Sophos], TROJ_BUBE.A [Trend Micro]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Admincash is a Trojan horse program that infects the Explorer.exe file, lowers security settings in Windows, and downloads adware and dialers.

Note: Virus definitions dated prior to January 21, 2005 may detect this threat as Downloader.Admincash.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 19, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version January 21, 2010 revision 053
Initial Daily Certified version January 19, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 19, 2005

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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: High

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Rodney Andres

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