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Infostealer.Bancos.E

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: February 26, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:45:42 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Bancos.E
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP



Infostealer.Bancos.E is a Trojan horse that mimics the online interfaces of certain Brazilian banks to try to steal account information. It is a minor variant of Infostealer.Bancos.D.

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

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version February 27, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version March 3, 2008 revision 035
  • Initial Daily Certified version February 27, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version March 3, 2008 revision 037
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 3, 2004

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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: Medium

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Paul Mangan
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