Infostealer.Hukle

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: April 7, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:54:09 PM
Also Known As:: Trojan.PSW.Hukle.a, PWSteal.Hukle
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP

Infostealer.Hukle is a Trojan Horse that tries to steal password from certain applications and send the information to its creator.

Infostealer.Hukle is generated by Infostealer.Hukle.Kit. It is written in Microsoft Visual C++ and may be UPX-packed.

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version April 7, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version May 12, 2012 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version April 7, 2003 revision 002
Latest Daily Certified version May 13, 2012 revision 007
Initial Weekly Certified release date April 9, 2003

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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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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