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TypeJoke Program

In the wild: No

Destructive: No

Language: English

Systems affected: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No

Overall risk rating:

Low

Reported detections:

Low

System  impact:

Low

Information exposure:

Low

 

Description:

This grayware may be dropped by other malware. It may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

It creates a registry key as part of its installation routine.

It poses as a screensaver that displays a blue screen when executed. Upon execution, it displays the following End-User License Agreement (EULA):

JOKE_BLUESCREEN EULA

It displays the following GUI when a user clicks the Settings button on the screen saver tab of the Display Properties dialog box:

JOKE_BLUESCREEN GUI

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