Re: Norton Anti Virus is defenseLESS against banbot ! NAV IS TOTALLY USELESS !!

[Guest Jon]

Penang wrote...

<span style="color:blue">

> I have Norton Anti Virus installed in my PC, however, I just found out

> that it is utterly useless.

>

> My PC has been infected with banbot, but NAV can't even find it, let

> alone remove it !

>

> It isn't that Symantec doesn't know about banbot, they have 2 webpage

> devoted to it --

>

> www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-091318-2239-99&tabid=2

>

> and

>

> www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-091318-2239-99&tabid=3

>

> and yet

>

> Can anyone please tell me if there's any utility that can help me

> getting rid of banbot?

>

> Thank you !

> </span>

 

"The Trojan may arrive as an attachment of spammed email. The email

contains either an .RTF or a .DOC file that contains an embedded

executable file which must be double-clicked to run. This embedded

executable file is detected as Infostealer.Banbot.

 

At the time of writing, the .rtf file attached to the spammed email

contains the following text:

Microsoft Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. Please

double click to view the original file. scr."

 

 

 

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