According to an internet security company Prevx, they have discovered the most sophisticated trojan yet released that steals bank data. The trojan in question is called Limbo 2.
Jacques Erasmus, director of Prevx told that he discovered the trojan after monitoring some underground Russian security forums. He said:
I managed to a sample of the Limbo 2 trojan a week ago. This was by far the most sought-after trojan in the underground.
Limbo 2 is so advanced that it offers its own cryptor that obfuscates the trojan, making it virtually impossible to detect. It costs US $1300 and so far it has been able to bypass anti-virus software.
He further said:
It also has a unique technique to steal bank information. It can inject a code into a live banking site. If you log into a bank, it is able to hijack your connection and adds an extra field into the page. That extra field then harvests the user’s personal information. This is a very organized and cataloged trojan.
Dave Marcus of McAfee Avert Labs was confident that this trojan cannot hide for long. But first they have to confirm its existance. According to Marcus:
Information about this trojan is very sketchy, and we haven’t been able to find anything under the name Limbo 2 yet. When a new piece of malware comes out, it isn’t uncommon for it to evade anti-virus scanners. But it doesn’t go unnoticed for long.
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