Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C

Posted: November 6, 2012

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Ranking:	3,445
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	17,552

First Seen:	November 6, 2012
Last Seen:	October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C is a multipurpose Trojan that steals personal information from your computer while also allowing criminals to access the compromised PC from a remote server. Like the majority of backdoor Trojans, Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C doesn't display deliberate symptoms of its functions – even though Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C can be used for causing unwanted system changes, blocking programs, installing other PC threats, deleting files or capturing text/visual/audio information. SpywareRemove.com malware analysts suggest that you use competent and updated anti-malware software to delete Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C infections, particularly since Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C can be utilized to set up different forms of malicious software that also should be removed.

Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C: the Fake Part of Windows that Gives Your Input Devices to Criminals

Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C is installed using misleading names for its components that misrepresent Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C files as parts of the Windows OS or related programs. Most Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C infections are installed by separate Trojan droppers (such as Swisyn Trojans) that may delete themselves after they've delivered their payload. File names like 'rundll' and 'dllhost' may confuse casual PC users into believing Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C is a safe program, although the truth of Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C is that Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C is anything but safe.

Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C uses keylogging attacks to record any information that you type to a text log. Afterward, log file is sent to one of several remote servers that Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C contacts. SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn that this backdoor vulnerability also can be used to engage in other attacks, including but not limited to:

Installing other types of PC threats onto your computer (ransomware Trojans from the Reveton family, FakeRean-based rogue anti-malware products, etc).
Disabling or changing Windows security features.
Blocking programs – SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have found that Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C includes explicit support for such attacks against anti-virus applications.
Allowing criminals to control your mouse, keyboard or other input devices.
Renaming, moving, opening or deleting files arbitrarily. Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C also may change your file settings to conceal some files (particularly those with the Hidden or System attributes).

Making Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C a Sap in Its Own Game

Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C is based on the same old 2010-based code that's been used for Trojans like TrojanSpy:Win32/SSonce.C, Backdoor:Win32/Bezigate.A and Backdoor:Win32/Nosrawec.C. Competent brands of anti-malware programs shouldn't experience problems in removing Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C, other than the possibility of Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C blocking them from launching in the first place.

If Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C prevents you from using your choice of anti-malware software to delete Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C, SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends that you reboot Windows in Safe Mode. If Safe Mode fails to resolve a Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C program-blocking issue, booting your PC from a removable USB device is a more extreme but potent solution to the startup exploits that are used by Trojans like Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C. As a backdoor Trojan that tries to avoid its own detection and removal, Backdoor:Win32/Talsab.C never should be removed by manual methods except as a last resort.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

[system folder>\pitbulll.dll]

File name: [system folder>\pitbulll.dll]
Mime Type: unknown/dll]
Group: Malware file

[current folder]\run.bat

File name: [current folder]\run.bat
File type: Batch file
Mime Type: unknown/bat
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\{Value}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "svchost.exe" = "[malware file].exe

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

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