Infostealer.Bancos.E

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: February 26, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:45:42 PM
Also Known As:: PWSteal.Bancos.E
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Infostealer.Bancos.E 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.D.

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 27, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version March 3, 2008 revision 035
Initial Daily Certified version February 27, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version March 3, 2008 revision 037
Initial Weekly Certified release date March 3, 2004

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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: Paul Mangan

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