Infostealer.Bancos.G

Infostealer.Bancos.G is a password stealing Trojan. It mimics the interface of certain Brazilian banks in an attempt to collect passwords and other sensitive information from users of a compromised system.

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

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 22, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version July 26, 2008 revision 017
• Initial Daily Certified version March 22, 2004
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 22, 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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium
• Payload: Displays fake logon screens for certain banking Web sites in order to steal sensitive information.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low