Infostealer.Omerstroke

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: July 21, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:53:28 PM
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Infostealer.Omerstroke is a Trojan horse that monitors the AOL interface and emails passwords to a predetermined address. It also monitors open IM windows in the AOL interface and may send the captured IM messages to a predetermined AOL chatroom.

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version July 22, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version August 2, 2008 revision 020
Initial Daily Certified version July 22, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version September 28, 2010 revision 036
Initial Weekly Certified release date July 27, 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: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Rodney Andres

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