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TROJ_AKINA.A
Overview

Malware type: Trojan

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:

Medium

Distribution potential:

Low

Description: 

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

TROJ_AKINA.A Behavior Diagram

Malware Overview

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file created by PERL_AKINA.A.

It is a proof-of-concept exploit that takes advantage of a zero-day buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. Exploiting the said vulnerability causes Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 to crash.

For additional information about this threat, see:
Solution
Technical Details

Description created: Oct. 14, 2006 1:32:36 AM GMT -0800

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