Discovered: June 30, 2005
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:53:27 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Menghuan
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Infostealer.Menghuan is a password-stealing Trojan horse that attempts to steal passwords for the game, Menghuan Xiyou Online. The Trojan also attempts to log keystrokes entered into a Web form on the 163.com domain and sends the stolen information to a predetermined email address.
NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Menghuan
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version June 30, 2005
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Latest Rapid Release version October 3, 2009 revision 037
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Initial Daily Certified version June 30, 2005 revision 019
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Latest Daily Certified version October 5, 2009 revision 040
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Initial Weekly Certified release date July 6, 2005
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Masaki Suenaga