Is HideWin a low-threat Trojan or legitimate freeware?

[Ardita Wilson]

Anyone know if "hidewin" is a trojan or legitimate freeware?
http://www.tawbaware.com/hidewin.htm

TrendMicro's HousesCall 6.5 calls it TROJ_GENERIC
But then says
"There is currently no more information available for this malware...
General information about this type of malware.
This is the Trend Micro generic detection for low-threat Trojans."

Is HideWin a low-threat Trojan or legitimate freeware?

[hummingbird]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:26:46 -0700 'Ardita Wilson'
posted stuff on alt.comp.freeware:

>Anyone know if "hidewin" is a trojan or legitimate freeware?
>http://www.tawbaware.com/hidewin.htm
>
>TrendMicro's HousesCall 6.5 calls it TROJ_GENERIC
>But then says
>"There is currently no more information available for this malware...
>General information about this type of malware.
>This is the Trend Micro generic detection for low-threat Trojans."
>
>Is HideWin a low-threat Trojan or legitimate freeware?

HideWin's been around since 2002 or so. My guess is that it's a
false positive.

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[Gerald309]

On Sep 10, 7:26 am, Ardita Wilson <arditaMWilson1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Anyone know if "hidewin" is a trojan or legitimate freeware?http://www.tawbaware.com/hidewin.htm
>
> TrendMicro's HousesCall 6.5 calls it TROJ_GENERIC
> But then says
> "There is currently no more information available for this malware...
> General information about this type of malware.
> This is the Trend Micro generic detection for low-threat Trojans."
>
> Is HideWin a low-threat Trojan or legitimate freeware?
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Here are some more reports...... Google search:

Joke/Hidewin-A - Virus Information - Secunia
Joke/Hidewin-A - Virus Information - Secunia. ... Joke/Hidewin-A is a
joke program
for the Windows platform that repeatedly hides the foreground
window. ...
http://secunia.com/virus_information...jokehidewin-a/


Joke/Hidewin-A - Joke - Sophos threat analysis
Analysis of the Joke/Hidewin-A Joke, with information on its behaviour
and recovery
instructions.
http://www.sophos.com/security/analy...ehidewina.html

IRC/Flood.ba.hidewin
IRC/Flood.ba.hidewin. Type: Trojan; SubType: Internet Relay Chat;
Discovery Date:
06/09/2004; Length: Minimum DAT: N/A (06/07/2005) ...
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_107977.htm

IRC/Flood.o
EXE, contains flooding instructions. script.ttf, contains IRC flooding
instructions.
task.exe, Hidewin program used to cancel the presence of the
trojan ...
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99379.htm

LINKS...... descriptions:

Joke program
http://www.bluecollarpc.net/threatsfaq.html
IRC botnet dangers:
Botnet(s) Networks (zombie networks) Top Threat
http://bluecollarpc.net/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=22