Trojan.Aduent

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: September 3, 2003

Updated: February 13, 2007 12:06:48 PM

Also Known As: Troj/JSurf-A [Sophos], TROJ_JUNKSURF.A [Trend], Adware-Surfbar [McAfee]

Type: Trojan Horse

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Aduent is a Trojan Horse that installs adware and configures itself as a plug-in for Internet Explorer. It also creates shortcuts to pornographic material in different folders.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version September 4, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version January 23, 2009 revision 055
Initial Daily Certified version September 4, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version January 24, 2009 revision 006
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 4, 2003

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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