Palm.Liberty.A

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.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 28, 2000
• Latest Rapid Release version July 12, 2008 revision 018
• Initial Daily Certified version August 28, 2000
• Latest Daily Certified version July 12, 2008 revision 019
• 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