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Discovered:
- February 17, 2011
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Updated:
- February 18, 2011 6:39:55 AM
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Type:
- Trojan
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Trojan.Smitnyl is a Trojan horse that infects the Master Boot Record (MBR) and userinit.exe. It may then download more files on to the compromised computer.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version February 17, 2011 revision 017
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Latest Rapid Release version February 19, 2013 revision 016
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Initial Daily Certified version February 17, 2011 revision 019
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Latest Daily Certified version February 17, 2011 revision 019
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 23, 2011
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
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Damage Level: Low
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Payload: Downloads more files.
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Modifies Files: Infects the file %System%\userinit.exe.
Writeup By: Kevin Savage
