Infostealer.Bamer.A

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: June 16, 2004
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:54:50 PM
Also Known As:: PWS:Win32/Bamer [RAV], PWSteal.Bamer.A
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Infostealer.Bamer.A steals passwords when you visit Web sites the belong to certain banks.

One indication of possible infections is the display of the message:

Invalid Operation at 0000:FF15

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version June 16, 2004
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version June 16, 2004
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date June 16, 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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Paul Mangan

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