Infostealer.Bancos.C

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 25, 2003
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:54:21 PM
Also Known As:: PWSteal.Bancos.C
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Infostealer.Bancos.C is a Trojan Horse that mimics the online interfaces of certain Brazilian banks to try to steal account information. It is a minor variant of Infostealer.Bancos.

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 27, 2003
Latest Rapid Release version September 27, 2011 revision 008
Initial Daily Certified version October 27, 2003
Latest Daily Certified version September 27, 2011 revision 018
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 29, 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: Medium

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Douglas Knowles

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