Remove Helios Bot 1.0. Description and removal instructions

Title: Helios Bot 1.0
Type: Remote Administration Tools	Severity scale: (65 / 100)

A Remote Administration Tool is a special kind of hacker spyware, used
for remote access and control of other people's computers. The attacker
infects the PC via the e-mail or File and Print Sharing. A "server"
allows him to connect via a "client" on his own machine. The functions
of a RAT may vary, depending on the needs of the hacker. Helios is a
large RAT virus family. Different versions include different functions,
but it is no doubt, that as the number of the version grows, so do the
possibilities of the RAT and the danger of infection. This version was
created in August 2002. The author of this pest is HelioS. This pest
was written in Visual Basic.

From the publisher:

"HS-BOT-v1.0 coded by HelioS
Command List:
!LOGIN; .... Makes you the Master of the Bot (only one master is
allowed)
the following commands become active when you logged in whith the
!LOGIN command
!LOGOUT .............. Give up Master abilities
!GETIP ............... Get the IP of the victim
!GETVERSION .......... Get the version of the BOT
!DOWNLOAD; ...... Let the victim download a file from a URL to the
Temp. dir with the same filename
!DOWNLOADRUN; ... Let the victim download a file from a URL and
run/open the file when the download is done
!QUIT ................ Let the BOT shut down (NOT UNINSTALL)
!UNINSTALL ........... Let the BOT remove itself from the victim's PC
!UDP;,,, ... Let the BOT UDP Flood an IP

NOTE :
* The commands are NOT case sensitive, but the Password and all other
parameters are
* Commands can be used in Channel or in PM both are accepted"

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Helios Bot 1.0 properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Helios Bot 1.0 removal:

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Helios Bot 1.0 manual removal:

Kill processes:
[system root]\\system\\hs-bot.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runservices\hs-bot.exe

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
[system root]\\system\\hs-bot.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Other programs to remove Helios Bot 1.0:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 29/03/05
Information updated: 29/03/05

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