Submitted Trojan to Symantec

Hi

On the 12th I downloaded the latest Definitions from Symantec and
did a full system scan with Norton Antivirus. Nothing was found.
I submitted a trojan I knew I had to them on the 12th.
Usualy they send an e-mail explaining it is either in their database or it isn't a problem file. This time I got no responce but today
their program is catching it. TDS-3 allready does under a different name. The interesting thing is their site shows the tyrojan detedted
along time ago. Have a look C
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.trojan.html

 

Weird. There's no apparent need for secrecy or silence here.


...Or is there?

 

Symantec labels all trojans that have the same functionality as Backdoor.trojan. See also the information on their website:

wizard

 

That is what is stated at Symantec's website. Usually if you submit a trojan server for detection, Symantec will reply with a name, such as Backdoor.Tron or Backdoor.Latinus (there are many which come under this generic detection group). Did they provide such a name for your sample?