Palm.Vapor

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 22, 2000
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:53:33 AM
Also Known As:: PalmOS/Vapor.741
Type:: Trojan Horse

Palm.Vapor is the second Trojan horse program on the Palm OS based handheld platform. It was discovered on Sept 22, 2000. Symantec Security Response does not have any confirmed reports of users being affected by this Trojan horse and it is considered a very low threat.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 22, 2000
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version September 22, 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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