Trojan.Virantix.C

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: May 9, 2008

Updated: May 9, 2008 6:28:10 PM

Also Known As: Troj/Agent-HFD [Sophos], Troj/Spywad-AZ [Sophos]

Type: Trojan

Infection Length: 71,168 bytes

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Trojan.Virantix.C is a Trojan that attempts to end antivirus applications, displays a fake security alert and attempts to download misleading applications.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version May 9, 2008 revision 020
Latest Rapid Release version June 22, 2009 revision 066
Initial Daily Certified version May 9, 2008 revision 021
Latest Daily Certified version June 19, 2009 revision 051
Initial Weekly Certified release date May 14, 2008

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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
Payload: Attemtps to download misleading applications.
Compromises Security Settings: Attempts to end antivirus applications.

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Alfredo Pesoli

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