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Dial/DialCar-I

Aliases
  • Trojan.Win32.Dialer.q
  • Dialer-221
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Protection available since 17 June 2005 19:31:32 (GMT)
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Action

More Information

Dial/DialCar-I is a dialer application. Dial/DialCar-I is a dialer application.

When first run, the application displays a message box containing the following text:

Scegliere "Si" per ricaricare i propri crediti, scegliere "No" per accedere direttamente.

If the user clicks YES to the message box and agrees to install the content from the following security warning then the dialer will be run, switching the internet connection to a predetermined number. If the user clicks NO, the application automatically connects to a predetermined website.

If the user agrees to install the program, the dialer copies itself to the Windows folder as MAPPE.EXE, and creates a link to this file on the Desktop.

The application may change internet security settings.

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