Check Point Advisories

Update Protection against Trojan.Sasfis

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-085
Date Published:	26 May 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Friday 01 January, 2010
Source:	Check Point Malware Research Team
Protection Provided by:
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows clients
Vulnerability Description	Malware is a software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a general name for a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying programs like Viruses, worms, Adware, Trojans, and spyware that exploit unprotected clients, using network access to intrude upon organizations, destroying or stealing data. A Trojan horse is a program that installs malicious software while under the guise of doing something else.  Trojans are known for installing backdoor programs which allow unauthorized non permissible remote access to the victim's machine by unwanted parties with malicious intentions.
Vulnerability Details	Trojan.Sasfis is a Trojan Dropper that is being distributed via spam E-mail.