Distributed Computing Technologies Inc., (DCTI), also know as Distributed.net is a nonprofit organization that is made up of people from all over the world, participating in distributed processing. For additional information on Distributed.net go to http://distributed.net. Distributed.net has identified security risks in the unauthorized distribution of their Distributed.net program.
Several worms and Trojans have been used to distribute the Distributed.net client. However, Distributed.net itself is a legitimate program and is not a worm or Trojan. For additional information on this, go to http://distributed.net/trojans.html.
| Note | The presence of the Dnetc.exe and Dnetc.ini files is not an absolute indication of infection. These files can legitimately reside on a computer |
For additional information on some of the Trojans or worms that can distribute this program, see the following documents: VBS.Network W32.HLLW.Qaz.A W32.FunLove.4099
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Document ID: 2000101607584306
Last Modified: 06/15/2005
Date Created: 10/16/2000
Product(s): Norton AntiVirus 2003, Norton AntiVirus 2003 Professional Edition