Trojan.Sinkin

Trojan.Sinkin is a Trojan Horse that changes the Internet Explorer start and search pages, and sends AOL Instant Messenger information to a remote host.

This Trojan may also display advertisements when the user is browsing the Web.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version October 14, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version October 14, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version December 8, 2008 revision 050
• Initial Weekly Certified release date October 15, 2003

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 50 - 999
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low