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BKDR_POISON.GO
Overview

Malware type: Backdoor

Aliases: No Alias Found

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:


Reported infections:

Damage potential:

High

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this malware, refer to the Behavior Diagram shown below.

BKDR_POISON.GO Behavior Diagram

Malware Overview

This backdoor may be dropped by malware detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_FAKECLEAN.A.

It drops files/components. It registers itself as a system service to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup. It does this by creating registry keys/entries.

It opens a random port to allow a remote user to connect to the affected system. Once a successful connection is established, the remote user executes commands on the affected system.

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Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Jul. 24, 2008 4:50:22 AM GMT -0800

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