Trojan.Mindos

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 21, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:32:12 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Mindos is a Trojan horse program that is downloaded by variants of the Nodmin family of worms. The Trojan opens a back door and performs denial of service attacks.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 22, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version January 22, 2005
Initial Daily Certified version January 22, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version January 22, 2005
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 26, 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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Candid Wueest

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