Trojan.Skimer

Trojan.Skimer is a Trojan horse that opens a back door and steals information from compromised Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).

Protection

• Initial Rapid Release version March 18, 2009 revision 055
• Latest Rapid Release version April 24, 2009 revision 049
• Initial Daily Certified version March 19, 2009 revision 005
• Latest Daily Certified version April 25, 2009 revision 005
• Initial Weekly Certified release date March 25, 2009

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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
• Payload: Opens a back door
• Deletes Files: Deletes Windows prefetch files
• Releases Confidential Info: Steals information, including account details and PINs
• Compromises Security Settings: Compromises ATM control flow

Distribution

• Distribution Level: Low