Title: Stinx

Type: Backdoors

Remove Stinx. Removal instructions

Also known as: Brepibot

Severity scale:

(78 / 100)

Stinx, also known as Brepibot, is a backdoor that gives the remote attacker full unauthorized access to a compromised computer. The parasite is controlled via the IRC network. It allows the intruder to delete, create, execute, download and upload files or differently manipulate them. Stinx can be distributed by e-mail. It may arrive as an executable file attached to a message with the subject "Photo Approval Needed". Stinx is able to bypass Windows Firewall. The backdoor automatically runs on every Windows startup.

Stinx properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Stinx manual removal:

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Kill processes:
csmsv.exe, cstsm.exe, svcmfte32.exe, photo + article.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MainStart
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ManageProtoclCtrl
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsDiskLog
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MainStart
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ManageProtoclCtrl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsDiskLog

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
csmsv.exe, cstsm.exe, svcmfte32.exe, photo + article.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
The photo + article.exe file arrives attached to e-mail messages.

All Stinx files are located in default system directory, which is one of the following: C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32, C:\Winnt\System32.

The parasite does not install all listed files and registry entries, but, depending on its version, creates only few of them.

Information added: 2005-10-30 02:03:44
Information updated: 2005-10-30 02:03:44

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