Spyware.SurfSpy

Behavior

Spyware.SurfSpy is an invisible tool that monitors Internet activity, captures the link of every visited Web site, and stores it in an encrypted log file. The log file can be sent secretly by email to a specified recipient.

Symptoms

Your Symantec program detects this threat as Spyware.SurfSpy.

Transmission

Spyware.SurfSpy must be manually installed on your system.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 13, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version June 14, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version July 13, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version July 24, 2008 revision 024
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 14, 2004

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