Tellafriend.Trojan

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 19, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:43:19 AM
Also Known As:: Tellafriend [McAfee]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Tellafriend.Trojan was created by ZeroPopUp. Once installed, Tellafriend.Trojan sends an email message to all the contacts in your Windows and Microsoft Outlook address books directing them to download them to download the installer from the host's website. (For the program to be installed, you need to agree to install it by clicking Yes when you see the dialog box shown below.)

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 20, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version February 20, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date February 20, 2003

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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: Atli Gudmundsson

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