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MoonLit Virus Backdoor

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect MoonLit virus

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The system is infected by the MoonLit virus,
the backdoor port is open.
Backdoor.Moonlit is a Trojan horse program that can
download and execute files, and may act as a proxy server.

See also : http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.moonlit.html

Solution : ensure all MS patches are applied as well as the latest AV
definitions.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 KK Liu

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