Backdoor.Win32.Seed is a backdoor Trojan for Microsoft Windows operating system family. Its first known detection goes back to February 7th, 2005, according to Securelist (Kaspersky Labs).[1] Meanwhile, there are several variants of this malware, that do not self-replicate (Non-A.I.).
Backdoor.Win32.Seed is spread manually, often under the premise that the .exe file is something beneficial. Distribution channels include IRC, peer-to-peer networks, newsgroup postings and e-mails.[1][2][3]
Other aliases edit
- RDN/Generic BackDoor (McAfee)
- Backdoor.Seed (VBA32)[4]
- Bck/Small.EO (Panda Labs)[5]