Trojan.StartPage.J

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: March 7, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:34:52 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP



Trojan.StartPage.J is a Trojan horse program that attempts to modify settings in Internet Explorer. The Trojan is a minor variant of Trojan.StartPage.I.

Note: Virus definitions 41888 (extended version 20050308.001) or greater are required to detect this threat.

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 8, 2005
  • Latest Rapid Release version July 27, 2009 revision 085
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 8, 2005
  • Latest Daily Certified version July 27, 2009 revision 073
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 9, 2005

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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: Maryl Magee
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