Infostealer.Kaylo

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 9, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:48:41 AM
Also Known As:: Trojan.PSW.Kaylo [AVP], TROJ_PSW.KAYLO.A [Trend], PWS-Kaylo [McAfee], PWSteal.Kaylo
Type:: Trojan Horse

Infostealer.Kaylo is a password-stealing Trojan. It is a Delphi application that is packed with ASPack v1.02. The Trojan attempts to search through your cached passwords and submit them the author of the Trojan, whose email domain is located in Russia.

Note: Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Kaylo.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 9, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version February 28, 2011 revision 021
Initial Daily Certified version August 9, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version February 28, 2011 revision 024
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 14, 2002

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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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Serghei Sevcenco

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