PictureNote.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 25, 1999
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:47:37 AM
Also Known As:: Trojan Horse, Backdoor.Note, Picture.exe, URLSnoop
Type:: Trojan Horse

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.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 8, 1999
Latest Rapid Release version March 21, 2012 revision 039
Initial Daily Certified version January 8, 1999
Latest Daily Certified version March 22, 2012 revision 003
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

Click 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

Writeup By: Raul Elnitiarta

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