Backdoor.Rustock.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: July 5, 2006
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:57:18 PM
Also Known As:: Spam-Mailbot.c [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Backdoor.Rustock.B is a back door Trojan horse that allows a compromised computer to be used as a covert proxy. It uses advanced rootkit techniques to hide any files and registry subkeys it creates.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version July 5, 2006
Latest Rapid Release version May 22, 2012 revision 038
Initial Daily Certified version July 5, 2006
Latest Daily Certified version May 23, 2012 revision 002
Initial Weekly Certified release date July 5, 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: Elia Florio

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