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Backdoor.Banechant

Posted: April 4, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,097
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 5,909
First Seen: April 4, 2013
Last Seen: May 31, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Backdoor.Banechant is a backdoor Trojan that opens a back door and steals information from the infected computer system. When Backdoor.Banechant is executed, it creates the potentially malicious files on the corrupted PC. Backdoor.Banechant gathers the certain information such as File system information, internet connectivity, backdoor Trojan version, running processes, windows version and Local time from the affected computer system. Backdoor.Banechant transfers the information about the targeted PC to the specific remote location. Backdoor.Banechant connects to the certain URL.

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%ProgramData%\Google2\GoogleUpdate.exe File name: %ProgramData%\Google2\GoogleUpdate.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\GoogleUpdate.lnk File name: %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\GoogleUpdate.lnk
File type: Shortcut
Mime Type: unknown/lnk
Group: Malware file
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