W32.Balick.Trojan

W32.Balick.Trojan is a Trojan horse that attempts to obtain an ad-click credit for the Trojan's author. It will copy itself to the \System folder as Csss.exe.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version December 2, 2002
• Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
• Initial Daily Certified version December 2, 2002
• Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
• Initial Weekly Certified release date December 4, 2002

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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: Low

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low