Trojan.Fakemess

Trojan.Fakemess is a Trojan horse that displays a fake message. It also lowers the security settings on the compromised computer.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version November 12, 2008 revision 069
• Latest Rapid Release version July 1, 2009 revision 050
• Initial Daily Certified version November 13, 2008 revision 004
• Latest Daily Certified version July 1, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date November 19, 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: Low
• Compromises Security Settings: Ends certain processes on the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low