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Bancos.TZ

 
Threat LevelModerate threatDamageHighDistributionNot widespread
Common name:Bancos.TZ
Technical name:Trj/Bancos.TZ
Threat level:Low
Type:Trojan
Effects:  

It steals confidential information from the user related to several banking entities. Then, it sends this information to its creator. It is designed to send It is designed to send email messages to the user's contacs in order to distribute the Trojan.

Affected platforms:

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

First detected on:March 14, 2009
Detection updated on:March 20, 2009
StatisticsNo

Brief Description 

    

Bancos.TZ is a Trojan designed to obtain confidential information from the user related to banking entities. It stores the gathered information in a textfile and sends it to an email address.

On the other hand, it is designed to send email messages to all the user's contacts in order to distribute a copy of the Trojan.

Visible Symptoms 

    

Bancos.TZ is easy to recognize, as when it is run, it displays an Internet Explorer window advertising Vodafone mobile phones: