Backdoor.Sumtax (discovered August 1,2003) is a Backdoor Trojan Horse that consists of several different utilities. Together they provide functionality to an attacker who is commonly associated with backdoors.
Infection Length: multiple files
Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me
Systems Not Affected: Windows 3.x, Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, Linux
THREAT ASSESSMENT
Wild:
Number of infections: 0 - 49
Number of sites: 0 - 2
Geographical distribution: Low
Threat containment: Easy
Removal: Easy