Trojan.Abaxo

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: September 20, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:07:43 PM
Also Known As:: Trojan-PSW.Win32.VB.bn [Kasper, PWS-Abaxo [McAfee], TROJ_ABAXO.A [Trend Micro]
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Trojan.Abaxo is a Trojan Horse that sends banking details to a remote sever for the Trojan's author to collect. The Trojan arrives as a form that looks like a Bingo application from Banco Itaú.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version September 22, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
Initial Daily Certified version September 22, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
Initial Weekly Certified release date September 24, 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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: John Canavan

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