Netbus trojan virus.
 Information
about the Netbus trojan virus:
Netbus is a Win32 based Trojan program.
This trojan can affect Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT systems. Netbus
trojan needs to be executed by the user for it to be installed. Once executed
by the user it will install itself in such a way that it will be active
all the time. Netbus adds an entry to the Windows Registry to achieve this.
The presence of Netbus installed in the computer will not be evident to
the affected user. There are 3 versions of 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 file or 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 Client program can sneak in
to your computer without your permission or knowledge.The remote hacker
can get any information from your computer including your passwords. He
can execute programs in your computer, copy files, read your email, plant
other trojans or viruses, monitor the key strokes youtype, control your
mouse and a lot more. This will cause a serious security risk to the affected
user.
Netbus Ver 1.5 first appeared in March
1998, Ver 1.6 in August 1998 and the Ver 1.7 in November 1998. Each version
is reported to have affected a 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.
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You can also remove this trojan manually
from your computer. Manual removal involves altering the Windows Registry.
You should not try it unless you know how to modify the Registry. You need
to modify the Windows Registry to remove the entries inserted by Netbus.
Then restart your computer and finally delete the trojan file whose location
was found in the Registry.
You will have to use an antivirus software
capable of detecting Netbus to 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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