Trojan.Joex

Trojan.Joex is a Trojan horse that changes the Internet Explorer home page and disables the Windows Task Manager. The Trojan is also able to download and execute files.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version August 3, 2005
• Latest Rapid Release version July 12, 2008 revision 018
• Initial Daily Certified version August 3, 2005
• Latest Daily Certified version July 12, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Weekly Certified release date August 3, 2005

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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