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General discussion

Cardown.B (trojan)

Feb 7, 2004 5:00AM PST

ALIAS: Java/Cardown.B,Trojan.Java.Shiwow

Summary


Cardown.B is a Java applet based trojan that downloads and installs Startpage.Y trojan on the system.

Cardown activates when user views a web page or HTML email that contains reference to the trojan file.

Cardown does not replicate and does not infect the host system, the only operations it does is to modify Interner Explorer start page and download and install Startpage.Y trojan component.

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/cardown_b.shtml

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