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Infostealer.Bancos.Q

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: February 15, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:53:59 PM
Also Known As: Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banbra.bd [Ka, PWS-Bancban.gen.b [McAfee], PWSteal.Bancos.Q
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


Infostealer.Bancos.Q is a password stealing Trojan horse program that logs keystrokes and steals information entered into certain banking Web sites. The Trojan may also take screenshots of certain banking Web pages in an attempt to collect passwords and other sensitive information from users of a compromised computer.

NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Bancos.Q

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version February 15, 2005
  • Latest Rapid Release version February 15, 2005
  • Initial Daily Certified version February 15, 2005
  • Latest Daily Certified version February 15, 2005
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date February 16, 2005

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

Threat Assessment

Wild

  • Wild Level: Low
  • Number of Infections: 0 - 49
  • Number of Sites: 0 - 2
  • Geographical Distribution: Low
  • Threat Containment: Easy
  • Removal: Moderate

Damage

  • Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Ka Chun Leung
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