Friday
2008-11-29, 14:53
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Banker.abj" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
Banker.abj runs in background, copies executable files into the windows directory and also registers itself as "taskngr" in system start. It runs in background and connects via smtp to a fixed IP address.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be legit files from Winrar, MSN or Internet Explorer
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "taskngr" and pointing to "c:\windows\temp\taskngr.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "c:\windows\systems32\taskmgrs.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\taskmgrs.exe".
The file at "c:\windows\temp\taskngr.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\taskngr.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "taskngr.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Banker.abj uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Remove "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgrs.exe" from registry value "run" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\".
Remove "<$SYSDIR>\taskmgrs.exe" from registry value "run" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\".
If Banker.abj uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
trojan
Description:
Banker.abj runs in background, copies executable files into the windows directory and also registers itself as "taskngr" in system start. It runs in background and connects via smtp to a fixed IP address.
Supposed Functionality:
supposed to be legit files from Winrar, MSN or Internet Explorer
Removal Instructions:
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "taskngr" and pointing to "c:\windows\temp\taskngr.exe".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "c:\windows\systems32\taskmgrs.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\taskmgrs.exe".
The file at "c:\windows\temp\taskngr.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\taskngr.exe".
A file with an unknown location named "taskngr.exe".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Banker.abj uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Registry:
You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.
Remove "C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgrs.exe" from registry value "run" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\".
Remove "<$SYSDIR>\taskmgrs.exe" from registry value "run" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\".
If Banker.abj uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
Final Words:
If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.