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Infostealer.Freemega

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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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

  • Initial Rapid Release version January 12, 2004
  • Latest Rapid Release version July 19, 2008 revision 019
  • Initial Daily Certified version January 12, 2004
  • Latest Daily Certified version July 19, 2008 revision 018
  • Initial Weekly Certified release date January 14, 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: Moderate

Damage

  • Damage Level: Medium

Distribution

  • Distribution Level: Low

Writeup By: Eric Chien
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