Infostealer.Banpaes

Infostealer.Banpaes is a Trojan horse program that searches for certain strings in Internet Explorer windows and logs keystrokes in those windows.

Notes:

• Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Banpaes.
• Definitions between October 17, 2006 and October 20, 2006 may detect %System%\sfc.dll as Infostealer.Banpaes. For detailed removal information, please read the document, Symantec AntiVirus detects Sfc.dll as Infostealer.Banpaes.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version October 14, 2003
• Latest Rapid Release version July 1, 2009 revision 050
• Initial Daily Certified version October 14, 2003
• Latest Daily Certified version July 1, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date April 26, 2006

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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: Moderate

Damage

• Damage Level: Low
• Releases Confidential Info: Logs keystrokes related to online banking sites and sends them to a predetermined address.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low