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Users
of Windows NT, 2000 and XP: Help Evaluate Software by Checking Your System
for Trojan-Horse Infections
The Computing Infrastructure Technologies Group is testing an application
written by WholeSecurity to check computers for Trojan-horse infections
and is looking for users of Windows NT, 2000, and XP machines to run the
test on their computers. The test is seamless and the entire process is
expected to take only about one minute.
A Trojan horse is a program that appears to have a useful purpose for
those who run the program, but instead has a disguised and (typically)
malicious purpose. Unlike worms and viruses, a Trojan horse does not
propagate itself. (A worm is a self-reproducing program that propagates
itself over a network without user intervention. A virus is a
self-reproducing program that propagates itself over a network only if
users engage in certain actions.)
When you click the following link, you will receive the software as an executable
or Netscape Plug-in. To test your machine simply click
here.
If you are running Netscape, you will need to click the link on that page
to download the plug-in to your desktop. Execute the installer and then
reload the page. When you exit Netscape, the plug-in and installer will
be deleted.
Users of the Internet Explorer browser will be asked to accept an active-X
control. Just click "yes" and the test will run. It will remove
itself when you exit IE.
This application will not install itself on your machine, it will run once
and gather system information, report to a back-end server, and automatically
delete itself when it is finished.
You will be informed of any infection on your machine after the data is
analyzed. If you have questions about this test, please call Dan at X5114.
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