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Troj/Bancos-BH

Aliases
  • Trojan-Spy.Win32.Bancos.dm
  • PWS-Bancos.gen.c
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Protection available since 2 March 2005 19:18:35 (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\
foxhonz5568
<Windows folder>\help\unicox.exe

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Bancos-BH is a password-stealing Trojan targeted at certain Brazilian online banking websites.

The Trojan displays fake login screens to a number of Brazilian banks that offer online services in an attempt to steal bank account details.

Troj/Bancos-BH copies itself to the Windows help folder with the filename "unicox.exe" and creates the clean text files "foxdll.vxd" and "first.dll". The clean DLL "crss1.ocx" will also be created.

Troj/Bancos-BH creates the following registry entry in order te be run automatically on computer logon:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
foxhonz5568
<Windows folder>\help\unicox.exe

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