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Trojan:BAT/Bancos.B
Aliases: BAT/Disabler.E.dropper (AVG) TR/Proxy.Banker.O.33 (Avira) BAT/Spy.Banker.AB trojan (ESET) Trojan.BAT.DNSChanger.b (Kaspersky) PWS-Banker!hdv (McAfee) Troj/DNSChan-NG (Sophos) TROJ_SPNR.03G312 (Trend Micro)
Summary
Trojan:BAT/Bancos.B is a trojan that changes your computer's security settings. It is a component used by malware from the Win32/Bancos trojan family.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Additional remediation instructions for <malware>
This threat may make lasting changes to a computer's configuration that are NOT restored by detecting and removing this threat. For more information on returning an infected computer to its pre-infected state, please see the following articles:
- Enabling System Restore:
- For Windows 8
- For Windows 7
- For Windows Vista
- For Windows XP
- Enabling Windows Security Center/Action Center alerts:
- For Windows 8
- For Windows 7
- For Windows Vista
- For Windows XP
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center
