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Infostealer.Ldpinch.E

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: March 23, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:53:41 PM
Also Known As: Trojan-PSW.Win32.PdPinch.gen [, PWSteal.Ldpinch.E
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


Infostealer.Ldpinch.E is a password stealing Trojan horse program that opens a back door and attempts to steal information from a compromised computer.

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

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 24, 2005
  • Latest Rapid Release version October 5, 2009 revision 038
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 24, 2005
  • Latest Daily Certified version October 5, 2009 revision 040
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 25, 2005

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

Writeup By: Paul Mangan
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