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Dirty Mouse

Date Published:
Monday, August 16, 2004

Threat Assessment

Overall Risk: Very Low
Privacy:
Productivity: Very Low
System Integrity:

Description


Vendor Description

From the doc: 'Dirty Mouse is a desktop prank that simulates the mouse ball is dirty. How many times have you tried to move your mouse and it does not move? Most people remove the mouse ball to ensure that it is clean and there is nothing preventing the mouse from working properly. Dirty Mouse will drive your friends insane! Download our free Dirty Mouse prank and watch it fake you out.'

Category

Annoyance:  Any trojan that does not cause damage other than to annoy a user, such as by turning the text on the screen upside down, or making mouse motions eratic.



Immediate Protection Info

 
DAT Release Product DAT Version
OriginalCA Antispyware v9
eTrust PestPatrol v5
eTrust PestPatrol v4
CA Antispyware v9
eTrust PestPatrol v8
02 17 2009
08 11 2004
08 11 2004
08 11 2004
08 11 2004
LatesteTrust PestPatrol v5
eTrust PestPatrol v4
eTrust PestPatrol v8
CA Antispyware v9
07 09 2009
01 11 2007
07 09 2009
11 09 2009
 


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