Trojan.Spaxe

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 6, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:49:42 PM
Also Known As:: Spyaxe [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Spaxe is a Trojan that attempts to download and execute files from remote Web servers.

Note: Definitions dated prior to December 8, 2005 detect this threat as Trojan.Download.Spaxe.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 7, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version May 11, 2012 revision 018
Initial Daily Certified version December 7, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version May 11, 2012 revision 021
Initial Weekly Certified release date December 7, 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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Mircea Ciubotariu

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