Title: Galibot

Type: Worms

Remove Galibot. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(60 / 100)

Galibot is a worm that spreads through network shares and various file sharing networks. The parasite monitors user Internet activity waiting for user to access certain banking web sites. When the user visit such a site, Galibot steals sensitive information and sends it to a predefined e-mail address. The worm disables the Task Manager and the Windows Firewall. It also blocks access to popular security-related web sites and terminates running antiviruses, firewalls and other protection software. Galibot secretly runs on every Windows startup.

Related files: explore.exe

Galibot properties:
• Sends out logs by FTP or email
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Galibot manual removal:

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Kill processes:
explore.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell=explorer.exe %Windir%\explore.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Start=4
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr=1

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
explore.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
The explore.exe file can be found in main Windows folder (C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT) as well as in default system directory (C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32).

Information added: 2007-06-15 05:21:59
Information updated: 2007-06-15 05:21:59

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