JS.Fav

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 16, 2001
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:54:01 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse

JS.Fav is a simple Trojan horse that creates three links in the Favorites folder, which are then displayed on the Start Menu. Two of the three sites are pornographic, and one is a search engine. After creating these links, the Trojan destroys itself.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 16, 2001
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version February 16, 2001
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: Douglas Knowles

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