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TrojanDownloader:BAT/Bancos.B
Aliases: Trojan-Downloader.BAT.Banload.ab (Kaspersky) PWS-Banker!hcx (McAfee)
Summary
TrojanDownloader:BAT/Bancos.B is a trojan component of the Win32/Bancos family. It lowers security settings for certain browsers and applications. It can also download arbitrary files into the computer.
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
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Additional remediation instructions for TrojanDownloader:BAT/Bancos.B
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 article/s:
- How to reset Internet Explorer settings
- For other support and help related articles, go to:
- Windows 7: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/windows7
- Windows Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/11732
- Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/1173
- Microsoft Security TechNet Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
