Discovered: May 19, 2006
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:55:38 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.Smartallyes is a Browser Helper Object that displays advertisements in browser windows and may cause Internet Explorer to crash.
Note: Definitions dated prior to May 24, 2006 may detect this threat as Trojan.Ourxin.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version May 20, 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version February 11, 2009 revision 056
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Initial Daily Certified version May 20, 2006
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Latest Daily Certified version February 12, 2009 revision 003
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Initial Weekly Certified release date May 20, 2006
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Piotr Krysiuk