PS: this is what i have just located on symantec.com about the above mentioned trojan..

Discovered: July 3, 2004

Updated: February 13, 2007 12:25:02 PM

Type: Trojan Horse

Infection Length: 73728;98304

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

 

Trojan.Spabot is a Trojan horse that allows an infected computer to be used as a spam email relay.

Protection

• Virus Definitions (LiveUpdate™ Weekly) July 5, 2004
• Virus Definitions (Intelligent Updater) July 4, 2004

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
• Large Scale E-mailing: Infected hosts may be used as an email relay for distributing spam.
• Degrades Performance: Relaying email may affect overall system and network performance.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low

 

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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