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Discovered:
- July 21, 2010
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Updated:
- July 21, 2010 8:33:29 AM
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Type:
- Trojan
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
Trojan.FakeAV!gen36 is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the Trojan.FakeAV family.
For more information, please see the following resource:
Trojan.FakeAVAntivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version July 21, 2010 revision 004
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Latest Rapid Release version January 13, 2011 revision 037
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Initial Daily Certified version July 21, 2010 revision 020
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Latest Daily Certified version January 13, 2011 revision 036
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Initial Weekly Certified release date July 21, 2010
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Medium
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Number of Infections: 50 - 999
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Number of Sites: 10+
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Geographical Distribution: Medium
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
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Damage Level: Medium
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Payload: Lowers security settings on the compromised computer.
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Causes System Instability: May perform actions that prevents the user from accessing certain programs on the computer.
