Trojan.Gpcoder

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: May 22, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:39:13 PM
Also Known As:: Virus.Win32.Gpcode.b [Kaspersk, PGPcoder [McAfee], TROJ_PGPCODER.A [Trend Micro], Trojan.Pgpcoder
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Gpcoder is a Trojan horse which searches for files with various extensions and encodes them. The original files are then deleted and the newly encoded ones become unreadable.

Note: Definitions prior to May 28, 2005 may detect this threat as Trojan.Pgpcoder.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version May 23, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version August 31, 2011 revision 007
Initial Daily Certified version May 23, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version August 31, 2011 revision 017
Initial Weekly Certified release date May 24, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Jeong Mun

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