Infostealer

Infostealer is a generic detection for Trojan horse programs that attempt to steal sensitive information such as login credentials.

Note: Virus definitions dated 3rd May, 2006 or earlier may detect this threat as PWSteal.Trojan.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version 20 December 2000
• Latest Rapid Release version 24 November 2009 revision 016
• Initial Daily Certified version 20 December 2000
• Latest Daily Certified version 24 November 2009 revision 005
• Initial Weekly Certified release date 10 December 1997

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Threat Assessment

Wild

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

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium
• Payload: Steals sensitive information from the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low