Trojan.Awax

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 13, 2006
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:50:35 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Awax is a Trojan horse that attempts to download and execute files from a remote server. It will also send operating system information to this server and attempt to end security-related processes.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 13, 2006
Latest Rapid Release version October 26, 2011 revision 008
Initial Daily Certified version January 13, 2006
Latest Daily Certified version October 26, 2011 revision 018
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 18, 2006

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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: Yousef Hazimee

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