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cantalou

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trojan skintrim-a
« on: August 07, 2009, 02:10:07 PM »
hi everyone,

some informations about the trojan skintrim-a will be welcome...
and explanations in french better !
thank at all

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Re: trojan skintrim-a
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2009, 03:35:22 PM »
How is google, http://www.google.com/search?q=win32%3Askintrim-a, these search hits would also have a translate this page option I believe.
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Re: trojan skintrim-a
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2009, 09:25:31 PM »
Hi cantalou,

Here removal instructions:
SkinTrim.A is a trojan, posing as an Outlook-plugin. It spreads via file shares

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-121317-1003-99&tabid=3

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