BW: MEDIA ALERT: TROJ_TRINOO is the Latest 'In the Wild' Addition of Malicious Agents | Linux Today

BW: MEDIA ALERT: TROJ_TRINOO is the Latest ‘In the Wild’ Addition of Malicious Agents

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 23, 2000

“TROJ_TRINOO is the latest ‘in the wild’ addition of malicious
agents that gives hackers access to a network via a computer.
TROJ_TRINOO can function in a Windows environment and can also
be sent by email like other viruses and Trojans.
This Trojan
is more dangerous than the recent spate of DDoS (Distributed
Denial of Service) attack agents that could only function in Unix
or Linux environments.”

“The intention of a denial of service attack is to deliberately
interfere with another person’s network. Attacks can slow down a
network or even freeze (or re-boot) a computer. While denial of
service attacks are not new, they have increased in number recently
because it has become much easier for a hacker to launch such an
attack.”

“If you believe your system to be infected with TROJ_TRINOO,
Trend Micro’ s pattern file
http://www.antivirus.com/download/pattern.asp No. 660 and above
with engine version 5.000-1119 can detect this Trojan. If your
system is infected with TROJ_TRINOO, go to
http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/security/sa022200.htm#user for Trend
Micro’s fix.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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