Discovered: February 25, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 11:43:29 AM
Also Known As: Trojan.Win32.Grepage [KAV], Grepage [McAfee], TROJ_GREATPAGE.A [Trend]
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Trojan.Grepage is a Trojan horse that opens a particular Web site in the default browser every 30 seconds. When the Web site is opened, the Trojan "freezes" the cursor. Trojan.Grepage does not have a malicious payload and only performs this unwanted action.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version February 25, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
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Initial Daily Certified version February 25, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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Initial Weekly Certified release date February 26, 2003
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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: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Serghei Sevcenco