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BankerFox.A

 
Threat LevelLow threatDamageHighDistributionNot widespread
Common name:BankerFox.A
Technical name:Trj/BankerFox.A
Threat level:Medium
Type:Trojan
Effects:  

It is designed to steal users' banking data related to certain banking entities. When they access the website of the affected banks through the Firefox browser, the Trojan is activated and logs the information entered by the users in the website. It does not spread automatically using its own means.

Affected platforms:

Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

First detected on:Dec. 5, 2008
Detection updated on:Dec. 9, 2008
StatisticsNo

Brief Description 

    

BankerFox.A is a Trojan that is designed to steal users' banking data related to certain banking entities.

When they access any website of the affected banks through the Firefox browser, the Trojan is activated and logs the information entered by the user. All the information entered in that website will be logged by the Trojan.

BankerFox.A does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.

Visible Symptoms 

    

BankerFox.A is difficult to recognize, as it does not display any messages or warnings that indicate it has reached the computer.

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