Trojan.Starfi

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 6, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:56:07 AM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Starfi is a Trojan horse that is written in Visual Basic. The Trojan is designed to steal passwords from MSN Messenger users.

If a system has been compromised by this Trojan, it is highly recommended that you change the MSN Messenger password.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 7, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version August 7, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 7, 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: Neal Hindocha

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