Discovered: October 30, 2003
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:53:39 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Tarno
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Infostealer.Tarno is a Trojan Horse that attempts to intercept user names and passwords for a number of Web-based services. It sends the user names and passwords to a certain email address using its own SMTP engine.
NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Tarno
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version October 30, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version June 22, 2009 revision 066
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Initial Daily Certified version October 30, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version June 19, 2009 revision 051
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Initial Weekly Certified release date November 5, 2003
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Easy
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Fergal Ladley