Discovered: November 24, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:30:17 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Trojan.Favadd is a Trojan horse program that modifies a user's Microsoft Internet Explorer start page settings.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version November 25, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version October 15, 2008 revision 007
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Initial Daily Certified version November 25, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version October 15, 2008 revision 021
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Initial Weekly Certified release date December 1, 2004
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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: Rodney Andres