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Haxdoor.BY | |
Threat Level Damage Distribution |
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Common name: | Haxdoor.BY |
Technical name: | Bck/Haxdoor.BY |
Threat level: | Medium |
Type: | Backdoor |
Effects: |
It allows to gain remote access to the affected computer.
It opens one or more ports to allow remote access to the computer.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user.
It does not spread automatically using its own means.
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Affected platforms:
| Windows XP/2000/NT |
First detected on: | April 13, 2005 |
Detection updated on: | April 13, 2005 |
Statistics | No |
Proactive protection: | Yes, using TruPrevent Technologies
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Brief Description | |
Haxdoor.BY is a backdoor that allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer in order to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks performed on the computer. It reduces the security level of the computer:
it opens one or more ports to allow remote access to the computer and takes action that compromises user confidentiality. It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user: - It uses techniques included in its code to hide itself while it is active.
Haxdoor.BY does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc. |