Dialer.SwitchDialer

Updated:

February 13, 2007 11:36:21 AM

Type:

Dialer

Risk Impact:

High

File Names:

Varies

Systems Affected:

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

Behavior

Dialer.SwitchDialer is a dialer program that can be used to access various material by dialing high-cost numbers using a modem. Most of the accessible material is pornographic.

Symptoms

Your Symantec antivirus program detects this threat as Dialer.SwitchDialer.

Transmission

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

• Initial Rapid Release version December 29, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
• Initial Daily Certified version December 29, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
• Initial Weekly Certified release date December 31, 2003