Discovered: January 11, 2004
Updated: February 13, 2007 12:54:39 PM
Also Known As: PWSteal.Freemega
Type: Trojan Horse
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Infostealer.Freemega is a Trojan horse that steals bank detail information and sends it to an email address in Brazil. The existence of the file OMF4.EXE is an indication of a possible infection
NOTE : Definitions prior to May 10, 2006 may detect this threat as PWSteal.Freemega
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version January 12, 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
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Initial Daily Certified version January 12, 2004
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Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
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Initial Weekly Certified release date January 14, 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: Eric Chien