AOL.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: December 11, 1997
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:56:22 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse

AOL.Trojan is a generic detection for a group of Trojans that are made specifically to work under America Online. Some variants of this Trojan might also open ports to allow a hacker to gain access to the infected system.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version December 11, 1997
Latest Rapid Release version May 17, 2012 revision 037
Initial Daily Certified version December 11, 1997 revision 002
Latest Daily Certified version May 18, 2012 revision 006
Initial Weekly Certified release date pending

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Medium
Number of Infections: More than 1000
Number of Sites: More than 10
Geographical Distribution: High
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Technical Details

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