Kaspersky Lab has recorded thousands of attempts to "infect" computers used for online banking transactions with a malicious program, with which its creators claim that they "can attack any bank, in any country."
The Neverquest Trojan supports almost every possible trick used to bypass any online security system: web injection, remote system access, as well as social engineering, among others. In light of the Trojan's self-replicating capabilities, a sharp increase in the number of attacks related to Neverquest is expected, resulting in financial losses for users around the world.
Kaspersky Lab notes that the holiday season, in particular, is a time of high malicious activity, with experts reporting cases as early as November. By then, posts had been made on hacker forums about buying and selling databases, accessing bank accounts, and other documents used to open and manage accounts that the stolen funds were sent to.
