Discovered: February 26, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:45:42 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Bancos.E
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Infostealer.Bancos.E is a Trojan horse that mimics the online interfaces of certain Brazilian banks to try to steal account information. It is a minor variant of
Infostealer.Bancos.D.
NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Bancos.E
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version February 27, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version March 3, 2008 revision 035
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Initial Daily Certified version February 27, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version March 3, 2008 revision 037
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Initial Weekly Certified release date March 3, 2004
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Threat Assessment
Wild
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Wild Level: Low
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Number of Infections: 0 - 49
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Number of Sites: 0 - 2
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Geographical Distribution: Low
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Threat Containment: Easy
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Removal: Moderate
Damage
Distribution
Writeup By: Paul Mangan