Remove Tixanbot. Description and removal instructions

Title: Tixanbot
Type: Backdoors	Severity scale: (87 / 100)

Tixanbot is an extremely dangerous backdoor that gives the remote attacker full unauthorized access to a compromised computer. The attacker can manage the entire system and files, download and install arbitrary applications, update the backdoor, change Internet Explorer default home page, attack remote hosts and obtain system information. Tixanbot terminates running essential system services and security-related processes, closes active spyware removers and deletes registry entries related with firewalls, antivirus and anti-spyware software in order to prevent them from running on Windows startup. The parasite also blocks access to reputable security-related web resources. Tixanbot can spread. It sends messages with certain links to all MSN contacts. Clicking on such a link downloads and installs the backdoor. The parasite automatically runs on every system startup.

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Tixanbot properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Changes browser settings
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Tixanbot removal:

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Tixanbot manual removal:

Kill processes:
svshost.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svshost
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svshost
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sr\Start=4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\srservice\Start=4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Start=4

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
svshost.exe, svshost.lnk

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
svshost.exe - C:\Windows\System\[random name], C:\Windows\System32\[random name], C:\Winnt\System32\[random name]
svshost.lnk - C:\Documents and Settings\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Other programs to remove Tixanbot:

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• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 23/08/05
Information updated: 23/08/05

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