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- Discovered:
- September 25, 2003
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:08:02 PM
- Also Known As:
- Backdoor.Semes, TrojanSpy.Win32.Sincom.az [Kas, PWS-Sincom [McAfee]
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Trojan.QQMess is a Trojan Horse that inserts various messages on your outgoing QQ instant messages. It also changes the Internet Explorer home page. Both the messages and the home page URL are configurable.
Note: Virus definitions dated prior to October 23, 2003 detect some components of this Trojan as Backdoor.Semes.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version September 26, 2003
- Latest Rapid Release version February 1, 2012 revision 020
- Initial Daily Certified version September 26, 2003
- Latest Daily Certified version February 1, 2012 revision 035
- Initial Weekly Certified release date October 1, 2003
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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: Scott Gettis
