Joke.ErrorMsg

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:34:26 AM

Type:

Joke

Risk Impact:

Medium

Systems Affected:

Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Behavior

Joke.ErrorMsg is a joke program that displays a series of fake Windows error messages.

Symptoms

A series of often unrelated Windows error messages appears at a fixed time interval.

Transmission

Joke.ErrorMsg is usually a stand-alone program that requires manual execution.

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version September 23, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
• Initial Daily Certified version September 23, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date September 24, 2003