Infostealer.Nadebanker

Infostealer.Nadebanker is a Trojan horse that creates a Browser Helper Object (BHO) and intercepts and modifies financial related traffic to steal confidential information.

Further Reading:
To find out more about Infostealer.Nadebanker, please read the Symantec Security Response blog entry:
Bankpatch and Nadebanker

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version January 30, 2009 revision 019
• Latest Rapid Release version October 6, 2009 revision 050
• Initial Daily Certified version January 30, 2009 revision 024
• Latest Daily Certified version October 6, 2009 revision 038
• Initial Weekly Certified release date February 4, 2009

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: Easy

Damage

• Damage Level: Medium
• Payload: Gathers information from the compromised computer.

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low