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Trojan.Infostealer

Posted: December 9, 2010

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 9
First Seen: January 19, 2011
Last Seen: January 21, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Security authorities use the term 'Infostealer Trojan' when talking about threats that are specialized in collecting information such as credentials for online banking portals, social media, games, security certificates, and log-ins for IM messengers. The Infostelaer Trojan can obtain information such as phone numbers and social security numbers as well. The Infostealer Trojan family incorporates keyloggers, screen grabbers and POS malware. When we talk about Infostealer Trojans, we can mention Dyreza, BlackPOS, Bartalex and the Zeus Keylogger that are widely used by con artists to obtain valuable data. The Infostelaer Trojans are typically distributed by spam campaigns and Trojan droppers. The Infostealer Trojans can monitor your Internet activities and intercept communications with baking websites and social media. Additionally, the Infostealer Trojans can inject extra fields on log-in pages and use transparent layers over log-in forms to record your input. In many cases, the Infostealer Trojans load their files in the folders of legitimate programs to avoid causing suspicion. Also, the Trojans from the Infostelaer family are known to edit the values in the Windows Registry of infected users to start as background processes when users turn on their PCs. The data gathered by the Infostealer Trojans is typically transmitted via HTPP to their respective Command and Control Servers that could be located on compromised websites and networks. The con artists that operate Infostealer can either use the information to launch attacks or sell it on forums on the Dark Web and fund the continuation of their operations. Computer users can counter the Infostealer family of Trojans by using up-to-date software and incorporating a trusted anti-malware shield on their machines.

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