Trojan.Adclicker

Trojan.Adclicker is a generic class of Trojan Horses that are designed to artificially generate traffic to certain Web sites. These Trojans send HTTP requests to simulate clicks on banner advertisements, or to inflate Web counter statistics.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version 13 September 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version 24 November 2009 revision 040
• Initial Daily Certified version 13 September 2002 revision 020
• Latest Daily Certified version 24 November 2009 revision 035
• Initial Weekly Certified release date 18 September 2002

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: More than 1000
• Number of Sites: More than 10
• Geographical Distribution: High
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low