PictureNote.Trojan

PictureNote.Trojan is a malicious trojan horse program. Please note that PictureNote.Trojan does not have the ability to spread like a virus.

This program has been sent to many Internet users through Internet email anonymously. The file attached to an email is usually named PICTURE.EXE.

It searches the hard drive for your America Online (AOL) user information, and attempts to email that information to a specific email address.

Norton AntiVirus users can protect themselves from this trojan horse by downloading the current virus definitions.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 1999
• Latest Rapid Release version November 16, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 1999
• Latest Daily Certified version November 16, 2009 revision 050
• Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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