Giggle.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: March 17, 2000
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:46:56 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

Giggle.Trojan is a Trojan horse, which means that unlike a virus, it cannot spread on its own. It's a malicious program that displays messages and deletes files.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 15, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version December 15, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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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

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Motoaki Yamamura

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