Trojan.Mdropper.Q

Trojan.Mdropper.Q is a Trojan horse that drops another threat on the compromised computer. The Trojan exploits an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 (as described in Microsoft Security Advisory 925059).

Note: Virus definitions dated prior to September 3, 2006 may detect this threat as Trojan.Mdropper.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 1, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version September 1, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 6, 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: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low