Infostealer.Bancos

Risk Level 2: Low

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Discovered: July 17, 2003

Updated: July 19, 2003 5:15:34 PM

Also Known As: New Malware.j [McAfee], PWSteal.Bancos [Symantec]

Infection Length: 911,962 bytes and 258,048 bytes

Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000

Infostealer.Bancos is a password-stealing Trojan horse. It mimics the interface of certain Brazilian banks in an attempt to collect passwords and other sensitive information from users of a compromised computer. The Trojan typically arrives as an e-mail attachment.

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version July 17, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version July 4, 2009 revision 021
Initial Daily Certified version July 17, 2003 revision 007
Latest Daily Certified version July 5, 2009 revision 020
Initial Weekly Certified release date July 23, 2003

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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

Writeup By: Heather Shannon

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