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Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
December 24, 2010
Updated:
December 24, 2010 5:09:44 PM
Type:
Trojan
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Backdoor.Darkmoon!gen3 is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the Backdoor.Darkmoon family.

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Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
December 23, 2010
Updated:
December 23, 2010 12:23:39 PM
Type:
Trojan, Virus
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
CVE References:
CVE-2010-3648
Bloodhound.Exploit.376 is a heuristic detection for files attempting to exploit the Adobe Flash Player CVE-2010-3648 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability (BID 44684).

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version December 23, 2010 revision 008
  • Latest Rapid Release version December 23, 2010 revision 008
  • Initial Daily Certified version December 23, 2010 revision 019
  • Latest Daily Certified version December 23, 2010 revision 019
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date December 29, 2010
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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

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

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Adobe Acrobat Vulnerability

Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Flash Player are prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue by supplying a malicious Flash ('.swf') file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a PDF file. Successful exploits may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application.

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