Infostealer.Kurofoo

Infostealer.Kurofoo is a Trojan horse that collects email configuration and sensitive information and may make it available through the Winny file-sharing network.

Note: Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Kurofoo.

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version May 2, 2006
• Latest Rapid Release version June 21, 2008 revision 020
• Initial Daily Certified version May 2, 2006
• Latest Daily Certified version January 20, 2009 revision 048
• Initial Weekly Certified release date May 3, 2006

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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: Medium

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low