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W32.Alerta.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

Discovered:
February 27, 2002
Updated:
February 13, 2007 11:53:38 AM
Type:
Trojan Horse

W32.Alerta.Trojan is a Trojan that displays messages in Spanish. The messages have a pink background that covers the entire Windows desktop.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version February 28, 2002
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version February 28, 2002
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 6, 2002
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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: Gor Nazaryan

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