Infostealer.Banpaes

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 14, 2003
Updated:: April 21, 2006 4:16:09 PM
Type:: Trojan
Systems Affected:: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000

Infostealer.Banpaes is a Trojan horse program that searches for certain strings in Internet Explorer windows and logs keystrokes in those windows.

Notes:

Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Banpaes.
Definitions between October 17, 2006 and October 20, 2006 may detect %System%\sfc.dll as Infostealer.Banpaes. For detailed removal information, please read the document, Symantec AntiVirus detects Sfc.dll as Infostealer.Banpaes.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 14, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version February 13, 2012 revision 034
Initial Daily Certified version October 14, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version February 13, 2012 revision 038
Initial Weekly Certified release date April 26, 2006

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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
Releases Confidential Info: Logs keystrokes related to online banking sites and sends them to a predetermined address.

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kaoru Hayashi

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