Infostealer.Monstres

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: August 16, 2007

Updated: August 24, 2007 8:56:23 PM

Also Known As: Spy-Agent.bw [McAfee], Troj/Bancos-BDR [Sophos], Spy-Agent.cj.gen.h [McAfee], Troj/Zbot-F [Sophos], Troj/Agent-HEF [Sophos], Troj/Zbot-AB [Sophos], Troj/Agent-HFZ [Sophos]

Type: Trojan

Infection Length: 153,600 bytes

Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000

Infostealer.Monstres is a Trojan horse that may steal sensitive information from the compromised computer. It also accesses the Monster.com Web site and steals personal information from resumes posted in the site.

More information on this threat can be found in the following articles:

Protection

Initial Rapid Release version August 16, 2007 revision 032
Latest Rapid Release version October 28, 2009 revision 021
Initial Daily Certified version August 17, 2007 revision 002
Latest Daily Certified version October 28, 2009 revision 032
Initial Weekly Certified release date August 22, 2007

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
Releases Confidential Info: May steal sensitive information from the compromised computer.

Distribution

Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Elia Florio

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