Troj/BanHost-AB

Category	Viruses and Spyware
Type	Trojan
What to do	If you've received an alert for a virus or spyware, then follow the instructions for removing the threat.
Prevalence	low high

Summary


Affected operating systems	Windows
Included in our products from	November 2008 (4.35)
Protection available since	7 October 2008 23:22:36 (GMT)
Detected by	All Sophos products

User should restore <System>\Drivers\etc\hosts file from backup or Windows installation disk.

Troj/BanHost-AB changes <System>\Drivers\etc\hosts so that attempts to visit certain banking sites will be redirected to a malicious server.

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