- Discovered:
- September 9, 2002
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:58:23 AM
- Also Known As:
- Trojan.W32.Loveadot.f [AVP], Adshow [Mcafee]
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Trojan.Lovead is a Trojan horse that is written in Microsoft Visual Basic 5. It attempts to connect to a specific Web site when an infected computer accesses the Internet.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version September 9, 2002
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version September 9, 2002
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date September 11, 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: Kaoru Hayashi



