Trojan.Garntet

Trojan.Garntet is a Trojan horse that downloads potentially malicious code and opens a back door on the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version April 30, 2008 revision 002
• Latest Rapid Release version November 25, 2008 revision 056
• Initial Daily Certified version April 30, 2008 revision 017
• Latest Daily Certified version November 26, 2008 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 30, 2008

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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
• Payload: Downloads potentially malicious code and opens a back door.
• Releases Confidential Info: Sends system information to an attacker.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low