Discovered: December 20, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:15:36 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Trojan.Bookmarker is a small Trojan horse that modifies the Internet Explorer home page and search page, and adds bookmarks that point to pornographic Web sites to the Favorites folder.
This Trojan changes the Internet Explorer Home page to webcoolsearch.com. It is also packed with UPX.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version December 22, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version June 25, 2009 revision 005
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Initial Daily Certified version December 22, 2003 revision 004
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Latest Daily Certified version June 25, 2009 revision 007
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Initial Weekly Certified release date December 23, 2003
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 50 - 999
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Number of Sites: 3 - 9
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Yuhui Huang