Netbus trojan virus.
 Information
about the Netbus trojan virus:
Netbus is a Win32 based Trojan program.
This trojan can affect Windows95, Windows 98 and Windows NT systems. Netbus
trojan needs to be executedby the user for it to be installed. Once executed
by the user it will installitself in such a way that it will be active
all the time. Netbus adds anentry to the Windows Registry to achieve this.
The presence of Netbus installedin the computer will not be evident to
the affected user. There are 3 versionsof Netbus and the size of these
trojan files are;
Netbus Ver 1.5 is 473,088 bytes.
Netbus Ver 1.6 is 472,576 bytes.
Netbus Ver 1.7 is 494,592 bytes
You will not get infected by Netbus
merely by downloading the fileor receiving it by email. You will have to
execute it to get infected.
Netbus is a remote administration
trojan program similar to BackOrifice. While
you are connected to the internet, if this program isrunning on your computer
anyone from anywhere who has got the Netbus Clientprogram can sneak in
to your computer without your permission or knowledge.The remote hacker
can get any information from your computer includingyour passwords. He
can execute programs in your computer, copy files, readyour email, plant
other trojans or viruses, monitor the keystrokes youtype, control your
mouse and a lot more. This will cause a serious securityrisk to the affected
user.
Netbus Ver 1.5 first appeared in March
1998, Ver 1.6 in August 1998and the Ver 1.7 in November 1998. Each version
is reported to have affecteda lot of users.
Other
names of Netbus trojan virus:
This virus is also known as Backdoor.Netbus.
Removing
Netbus trojan virus from your computer:
You can remove this virus from your computer
by using Protector Plus antivirus software.
Click
here to download a 30 day Evaluation Copy of Protector Plus for your operating
system.
You can also remove this trojan manually
from your computer. Manualremoval involves altering the Windows Registry.
You should not try it unlessyou know how to modify the Registry. You need
to modify the Windows Registryto remove the entries inserted by Netbus.
Then restart your computer andfinally delete the trojan file whose location
was found in the Registry.
You will have to use an antivirus software
capable of detecting Netbusto ensure that you do not have this file anywhere
else in your hard disk.You can use Protector Plus for that purpose.
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