Trojan.Vundo

Trojan.Vundo is a component of an adware program that downloads and displays pop-up advertisements. It is known to be installed by visiting a Web site link contained in a spammed email.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 9, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version July 18, 2008 revision 039
• Initial Daily Certified version May 9, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version July 18, 2008 revision 034
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 10, 2006

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Threat Assessment

Wild

• Wild Level: Low
• Number of Infections: 0 - 49
• Number of Sites: 0 - 2
• Geographical Distribution: Low
• Threat Containment: Easy
• Removal: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium
• Payload: May download potentially malicious files on to the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low