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Troj/Bancban-AN

Aliases
  • Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banbra.ad
  • PWS-Bancban.gen.b
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 21 December 2004 10:32:41 (GMT)
Last updated 17 October 2005 20:01:13 (GMT)
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Action

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

Change any data that may have become compromised.

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry. The removal of this entry is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entry:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
KernellApps32
smss.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Bancban-AN is a data stealing Trojan which attempts to capture confidential information related to internet banking, such as usernames and logon passwords.

Troj/Bancban-AN will then attempt to email the stolen information to a pre-defined email address. Troj/Bancban-AN is a data stealing Trojan which attempts to capture confidential information related to internet banking, such as usernames and logon passwords.

Troj/Bancban-AN will copy itself to a folder named Systens that it creates under the Windows system folder as smss.exe

Troj/Bancban-AN creates the following registry entry to run itself on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
KernellApps32
smss.exe

Troj/Bancban-AN will then attempt to email the stolen information to a pre-defined email address.

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