Dialer.Haldex

Behavior

Dialer.Haldex is a dialer application that can be used to access pornographic services by dialing high-cost numbers using a modem.

Symptoms

• A Web page appears, inviting the user to access pornographic services via a premium-rate telephone number.
• The files on the system are detected as Dialer.Haldex.

Transmission

The most common installation method for this dialer application is through various Web sites, mainly pornographic in nature.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version September 17, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version June 14, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version September 17, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version July 24, 2008 revision 024
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 17, 2003

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