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Dialer.PlayGames
« on: June 13, 2005, 12:49:07 AM »

Behavior
Dialer.PlayGames is a dialer program that attempts to dial a high-cost number using a modem.

Symptoms
The files are detected as Dialer.PlayGames.

Transmission
May be installed when certain Web pages are visited. The user must agree to the installation.

technical details
File names: 058343sw.exe

When Dialer.PlayGames is executed, it performs the following actions:

   1. Makes an outgoing connection to a server by dialling a high-cost number using the modem.

   2. Opens the following Web site in Internet Explorer:

      [http://]www.membersplayground.com/[REMOVED]/members

REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
See: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/dialer.playgames.html

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