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Troj/Bancos-AO

Aliases
  • PWS-Bancos.gen
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 6 December 2004 21:05:01 (GMT)
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Action

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entry for each user who ran the virus. 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.

Each user has a registry area named HKEY_USERS\[code number indicating user]\. For each user locate the entry:

HKU\[code number]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
SVCHOST32
C:\Arquivos de programas\svchost32.EXE

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Bancos-AO will attempt to copy itself as SVCHOST32.EXE to the "Arquivos de programas" folder in the C: drive. The Trojan will also attempt to copy itself to the C: drive with a filename of WINKERNEL32.EXE. In order to run automatically each time a user logs on, Troj/Bancos-AO sets the following registry entry:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
SVCHOST32
C:\Arquivos de programas\svchost32.EXE

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