Infostealer.Wowcraft.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 22, 2005
Updated:: February 13, 2007 12:54:15 PM
Also Known As:: Troj/WowPWS-A [Sophos], PWSteal.Wowcraft.B
Type:: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected:: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Infostealer.Wowcraft.B is a password-stealing Trojan horse that attempts to steal passwords for the World of Warcraft game and send them to a remote attacker.

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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version October 22, 2005
Latest Rapid Release version March 10, 2011 revision 016
Initial Daily Certified version October 22, 2005
Latest Daily Certified version March 10, 2011 revision 022
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 26, 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: Easy

Damage

Damage Level: Low

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Hyun Choi

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