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Infostealer.Bancos.P

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: February 12, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:54:29 PM
Also Known As: Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banker.jj [Ka, PWS-Banker.f [McAfee], TROJ_BANKER.EY [Trend Micro], PWSteal.Bancos.P
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


Infostealer.Bancos.P is a Trojan horse program that logs keystrokes and steals information entered into certain banking Web sites. It also steals cached passwords from Microsoft Outlook.

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

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version February 13, 2005
  • Latest Rapid Release version July 12, 2008 revision 018
  • Initial Daily Certified version February 13, 2005
  • Latest Daily Certified version July 12, 2008 revision 019
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date February 16, 2005

Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.

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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