Sophos

Sophos blogs

Troj/Bancos-BBU

Aliases
  • Win32/Spy.Banker.CHC
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 21 April 2007 15:34:15 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products
  • Free virus, spyware, and adware scan
  • Test your existing anti-virus protection
  • Find threats your anti-virus missed

Action

More Information

Troj/Bancos-BBU is an internet banking Trojan for the Windows platform.

When run Troj/Bancos-BBU copies itself to <Start Menu>\Programs\Startup\help.scr and <System>\help.scr.

The following registry entry is set to run Troj/Bancos-BBU on startup:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
help
<System>\help.scr

Troj/Bancos-BBU also inserts a scheduled task into the Windows scheduler by creating the file <Windows>\Tasks\startt.job to run itself on startup.

Troj/Bancos-BBU also creates the files:
<Root>\start.bat
<System>\netaps.txt

These files can be safely removed.

RSS|Atom
Get reports about the latest virus and spyware threats delivered to your computer