Palm.Liberty.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 28, 2000
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:34:04 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

Palm.Liberty.A is the first Trojan horse program that infects handheld devices that run the Palm OS. It was discovered in August 2000. As of August 31, 2000, Symantec Security Response does not have any confirmed reports of users being affected by this Trojan horse.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 28, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version August 28, 2000
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
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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