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TrojanSpy:Win32/Bancos.AKS

First posted on 12 February 2014.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for TrojanSpy:Win32/Bancos.AKS.

Explanation :

Threat behavior TrojanSpy:Win32/Bancos.AKS is a member of Win32/Bancos - a family of data-stealing trojans that captures online banking credentials, such as account login names and passwords, and relays the captured information to a remote attacker. Most Win32/Bancos variants target customers of Brazilian banks, though some variants target customers of banks in other locations.

Installation

TrojanSpy:Win32/Bancos.AKS creates the following files on your PC:

• c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\v127txt

Payload

Contacts remote host
TrojanSpy:Win32/Bancos.AKS might contact a remote host at bit.ly using port 80. Commonly, malware does this to:

• Report a new infection to its author
• Receive configuration or other data
• Download and run files, including updates or other malware
• Receive instructions from a remote hacker
• Upload data taken from your PC

This malware description was produced and published using automated analysis of file SHA1 8c65785d0dd76a2ba5ef5778d31b4e393dc216d3.Symptoms

System changes

The following could indicate that you have this threat on your PC:

• You have these files:
  
  c:\documents and settings\administrator\application data\v127txt

Last update 12 February 2014

 

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