Infostealer.Bancos.N

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: January 31, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:54:08 PM
Also Known As:: PWSteal.Bancos.N
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Infostealer.Bancos.N is a password stealing Trojan horse program that logs keystrokes and steals information entered into certain banking Web sites. It may also take screenshots of certain banking Web pages in an attempt to steal passwords and other sensitive information from a compromised computer.

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version February 1, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version September 28, 2010 revision 054
Initial Daily Certified version February 1, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date February 2, 2005

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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: Ka Chun Leung

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