Trojan.Bookmarker.E

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 27, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:16:50 PM
Also Known As:: TROJ_BOOKMARK.E [Trend]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Bookmarker.E is a variant of Trojan.Bookmarker.B that modifies the Internet Explorer home page and search page and adds bookmarks, which point to pornographic Web sites, to the Favorites folder.

This Trojan changes the Internet Explorer home page to webcoolsearch.com. It is also packed with UPX.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version January 28, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version April 20, 2011 revision 036
Initial Daily Certified version January 28, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version April 21, 2011 revision 002
Initial Weekly Certified release date January 28, 2004

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Threat Assessment

Wild

Wild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Easy
Removal: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kevin Ha

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