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Trojan.Halloweak

Discovered:
August 31, 2002
Updated:
February 13, 2007 11:59:36 AM
Type:
Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:
Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Trojan.Halloweak is a Visual Basic 6 program that targets other users of Yahoo Messenger. The trojan does not reliably perform the intended actions.

Antivirus Protection Dates

  • Initial Rapid Release version September 3, 2002
  • Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
  • Initial Daily Certified version September 3, 2002
  • Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date September 4, 2002
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Writeup By: Cary Ng

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