Dialer.GlobalDialer

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:34:55 AM

Type:

Dialer

Publisher:

Global-Dialer S.L.

Risk Impact:

High

File Names:

Varies,depending on the site registered to the dialer.

Systems Affected:

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

Behavior

Dialer.GlobalDialer is a generic dialer program that Global-Dialer S.L. produced. This program can be used to access various Web sites by dialing a high-cost phone number using the modem. The sites that can be accessed are mostly pornographic.

Symptoms

An unusually high phone bill listing unknown numbers.

• The existence of the GlobalDialer folder in the Program Files folder.

Transmission

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version October 14, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
• Initial Daily Certified version October 14, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date October 15, 2003