Trojan.Cymdos

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
May 16, 2008
Updated:
May 16, 2008 1:53:54 PM
Type:
Trojan
Infection Length:
80,748 bytes
Systems Affected:
Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
Trojan.Cymdos is a Trojan horse that performs denial of service attacks. It may also download files on to the computer.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version May 16, 2008 revision 003
  • Latest Rapid Release version February 14, 2012 revision 040
  • Initial Daily Certified version May 16, 2008 revision 005
  • Latest Daily Certified version February 15, 2012 revision 004
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date May 21, 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: Low
  • Payload: Performs denial of service attacks.

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Kazumasa Itabashi

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