Trojan.Superspider

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 23, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:43:56 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Superspider is a Trojan horse program that downloads files, acts as an Internet Explorer toolbar, and modifies search requests.

Note: Virus definitions released prior to September 6, 2005 detect this risk as Adware.SuperSpider.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 23, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version May 7, 2012 revision 019
Initial Daily Certified version September 23, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version May 7, 2012 revision 022
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 29, 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: Diarmuid Power

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