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Infostealer.Banker.B

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered: June 17, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:54:54 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Banker.B
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP


Infostealer.Banker.B is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal financial information. It also has a limited backdoor functionality.

NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Banker.B

Protection

  • Initial Rapid Release version June 18, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version August 20, 2008 revision 017
  • Initial Daily Certified version June 18, 2004 revision 002
  • Latest Daily Certified version August 20, 2008 revision 016
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date June 21, 2004

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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

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Keiichi Ito
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