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Infostealer.Bancos.M

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: September 28, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:53:26 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Bancos.M
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP


Infostealer.Bancos.M is a password-stealing Trojan horse program that logs keystrokes and steals information entered into certain banking Web sites. It may also capture screenshots of certain banking Web pages to try to collect passwords and other sensitive information from users of an infected computer.

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

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version September 28, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version May 31, 2009 revision 005
  • Initial Daily Certified version September 28, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version May 31, 2009 revision 018
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date September 28, 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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