- Discovered:
- February 16, 2001
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 11:35:16 AM
- Also Known As:
- Trojan.PWS.Coced.240.b [KAV], PWS.gen [McAfee], NAEBI.240B.Trojan, Troj/Coced-240 [Sophos], TROJ_COCED.240 [Trend], Win32.PSW.Coced.240.B [CA], PWSteal.Coced240b.Tro
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
The password stealer appears as an attachment named 26705-i386-update.exe. It claims to be a vulnernability patch that is mailed from support@microsoft.com. The Trojan sends confidential password information to an email address.
Microsoft has posted information regarding bogus files such as this at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.asp
Note: Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Coced240b.Tro.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version February 20, 2001
- Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
- Initial Daily Certified version February 20, 2001
- Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
- Initial Weekly Certified release date February 20, 2001
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: Low
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Brian Ewell



