Infostealer.Refest

Infostealer.Refest is a Trojan Horse that installs itself as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) for Internet Explorer and steals online banking information when it is submitted in web forms.

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

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version July 1, 2004
• Latest Rapid Release version November 9, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Daily Certified version July 1, 2004 revision 036
• Latest Daily Certified version November 10, 2009 revision 003
• Initial Weekly Certified release date July 7, 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

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low