Discovered: August 31, 2004

Updated: February 13, 2007 12:26:56 PM

Type: Trojan Horse

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Backdoor.Alets is a backdoor Trojan horse that allows a remote attacker to have unauthorized access to an infected computer, via IRC channels.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 31, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version August 31, 2004
• Initial Daily Certified version August 31, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 15, 2008 revision 016
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 31, 2004

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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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