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Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:41:30 AM
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Type:
- Joke
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Publisher:
- Telstar New Media
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Risk Impact:
- Medium
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Behavior
Joke.Remove is a program that gives the user the option of deleting the Windows system folder. It pretends to delete this folder but in reality is only an advertisement for a video game.
Symptoms
Your Symantec product detects this threat as Joke.Remove.
Transmission
Joke.Remove is a stand-alone program that must be manually executed.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version December 9, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version December 9, 2004
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Initial Daily Certified version December 9, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version December 9, 2004
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Initial Weekly Certified release date December 15, 2004
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