Infostealer.Profman

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: August 9, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 11:59:02 AM
Also Known As:: Trojan.PSW.Profman [AVP], TROJ_PROFMAN.C [Trend], PWS-Profman [McAfee], PWSteal.Profman
Type:: Trojan Horse

Infostealer.Profman is a password-stealing Trojan that is packed with ASPack v1.08.03. The trojan attempts to steal the dial-up connection details from your computer and submit them to 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.Profman.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version August 9, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version August 9, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
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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