Sophos

Troj/Banker-AS

Aliases
  • Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banker.hk
  • TROJ_BANBRA.S
Category
Type
What to do
Prevalence low high

Summary

 
Affected operating systems Windows
Characteristics
  • Installs itself in the registry
Included in our products from February 2005 (3.90)
Protection available since 12 January 2005 08:47:37 (GMT)
Detected by All Sophos products

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
XPnet
"<Windows folder>\IE\NTXp.exe"

and delete it if it exists.

Close the registry editor.

More Information

Troj/Banker-AS is a password stealing Trojan targeted at customers of Brazilian banks.

Troj/Banker-AS attempts to log keypresses entered into certain websites and online banking applications. The Trojan may display fake user interfaces in order to persuade the user to enter confidential details. Stolen information is sent by email to a remote user.

Troj/Banker-AS will copy itself to a folder called IE under the Windows folder with the name NTXp.exe.

Troj/Banker-AS creates the following registry entry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
XPnet
"<Windows folder>\IE\NTXp.exe"

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