Infostealer.SoapSpy

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 3, 2002
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:09:47 PM
Also Known As:: PWSteal.SoapSpy
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP

Infostealer.SoapSpy is password-stealing Trojan. It collects user passwords, intercepts keystrokes, and submits the stolen information the author of the Trojan. The Trojan attempts to disable some firewall programs by terminating the active processes. Infostealer.SoapSpy is a Visual C++ application, packed with UPX v0.76.1-1.22.

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 3, 2002
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version September 3, 2002
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 4, 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: Moderate

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Serghei Sevcenco

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