Ortyc.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 24, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:52:31 AM
Also Known As:: Cytron [McAfee], Ortyc [CA]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Ortyc.Trojan is a Trojan horse that displays pop-ups of some pornographic Web sites when you use Internet Explorer to browse any Web site that contains any of the key words that are in the list carried by the Trojan.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 25, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version October 25, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 28, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Yana Liu

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