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- Discovered:
- May 11, 2004
- Updated:
- February 13, 2007 12:53:56 PM
- Also Known As:
- PWSteal.Tarno.H
- Type:
- Trojan Horse
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
Infostealer.Tarno.H is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal information typed into windows that have certain strings in the title bar. Such information typically includes user names and passwords for online banking systems.
NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Tarno.H
This threat may be downloaded when the recipient views an email that attempts to exploit the MHTML URL Processing Vulnerability. The email may be detected as MHTMLRedir.Exploit.
One example email has the following characteristics:
From: VirusList Automaler System <viruslist_automailer@yahoo.com>
Subject: Warning! Check you computer, there is new viruses you may be infected!
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version May 12, 2004
- Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
- Initial Daily Certified version May 12, 2004
- Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
- Initial Weekly Certified release date May 12, 2004
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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
