Discovered: 7 November 2006
Updated: 13 February 2007 1:01:58 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Infostealer.Snifula.B is a Trojan horse that steals information on the compromised computer and also downloads and executes files from the Internet.
It has been reported that the Trojan may be downloaded by other threats or spammed as an email attachment named 37679041.pdf.zip which contains the following file:
37679041.pdf.exe
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version 8 November 2006
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Latest Rapid Release version 23 November 2009 revision 033
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Initial Daily Certified version 8 November 2006 revision 002
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Latest Daily Certified version 23 November 2009 revision 037
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Initial Weekly Certified release date 8 November 2006
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 50 - 999
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Elia Florio