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Trojan.Batchwiper

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
December 16, 2012
Updated:
December 19, 2012 12:11:48 PM
Also Known As:
TROJ_BATWIPER.A [Trend]
Type:
Trojan
Infection Length:
185,928 Bytes
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows XP
Trojan.Batchwiper is a Trojan horse that may delete every file on certain disk partitions and files in the user profile directory on a compromised computer.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version December 16, 2012 revision 018
  • Latest Rapid Release version February 19, 2013 revision 016
  • Initial Daily Certified version December 17, 2012 revision 003
  • Latest Daily Certified version January 21, 2013 revision 006
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date December 19, 2012
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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: Medium
  • Deletes Files: Deletes every file on certain disk partitions and files in the user profile directory.

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Nino Fred Gutierrez
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