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Trojan:Win32/VB.RF

First posted on 30 June 2009.
Source: SecurityHome

Aliases :

Trojan:Win32/VB.RF is also known as Also Known As:Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker.afib (Kaspersky), PWS-Banker!o (McAfee).

Explanation :

Trojan:Win32/VB.RF is a generic detection for trojans written in Visual Basic that may display certain information-stealing behavior. Depending on the sample, it may act like a trojan that steals credentials from users of online banking from the Brazilian bank Caixa. It may start every time Windows starts, download other malware, or terminate security processes (such as 'TeaTimer.exe'). It may also have spreading capabilities through removable drives or MSN Messenger.

Symptoms
There are no common symptoms associated with this threat. Alert notifications from installed antivirus software may be the only symptom(s).

Trojan:Win32/VB.RF is a generic detection for trojans written in Visual Basic that may display certain information-stealing behavior. Depending on the sample, it may act like a trojan that steals credentials from users of online banking from the Brazilian bank Caixa. It may start every time Windows starts, download other malware, or terminate security processes (such as 'TeaTimer.exe'). It may also have spreading capabilities through removable drives or MSN Messenger.

Analysis by Marian Radu

Last update 30 June 2009

 

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