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Infostealer.Bancos.F

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: March 16, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:19:10 PM
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP



Infostealer.Bancos.F 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.E.

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

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version March 17, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
  • Initial Daily Certified version March 17, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date March 17, 2004

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

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Kevin Ha
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