Trojan.Emcodec.B

Trojan.Emcodec.B is a Trojan horse that drops and executes a copy of a member of the Trojan.Zlob family. The Trojan masquerades as an installer for Media Codec, a codec for Windows Media Player.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 8, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version May 8, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 10, 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