Updated: February 13, 2007 11:34:55 AM
Type: Dialer
Publisher: Global-Dialer S.L.
Risk Impact: High
File Names: Varies,depending on the site registered to the dialer.
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Behavior
Dialer.GlobalDialer is a generic dialer program that Global-Dialer S.L. produced. This program can be used to access various Web sites by dialing a high-cost phone number using the modem. The sites that can be accessed are mostly pornographic.
Symptoms
An unusually high phone bill listing unknown numbers.
- The existence of the GlobalDialer folder in the Program Files folder.
Transmission
The most common installation method for this dialer program is through various Web sites, mainly pornographic in nature.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version October 14, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version April 28, 2009 revision 052
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Initial Daily Certified version October 14, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version April 29, 2009 revision 003
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Initial Weekly Certified release date October 15, 2003
Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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