Trojan.Wincod

Discovered: March 7, 2009

Updated: March 8, 2009 9:37:02 AM

Also Known As: Troj/FakeVir-LC [Sophos]

Type: Trojan

Infection Length: 57,344 bytes

Systems Affected: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Trojan.Wincod is a Trojan horse that displays message boxes and modifies settings on the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 7, 2009 revision 016
• Latest Rapid Release version March 7, 2009 revision 018
• Initial Daily Certified version March 7, 2009 revision 022
• Latest Daily Certified version March 7, 2009 revision 022
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 11, 2009

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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: Displays message boxes and modifies settings on the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low