Trojan.Stantiko
Short bio
Trojan.Stantiko is Malwarebytes’ detection name for the Trojan backdoor associated with the Stantiko botnet.
Type and source of infection
Trojan.Stantiko can be used to execute certain operations, such as searches, filling out forms, signing up for email lists you’re unaware of, and even allowing other backdoor activities. The backdoor has a loader to execute any executable, allowing the threat operators to execute any code on the thousands of machines that belong to this botnet. It contains two malicious Windows services that can reinstall the other if one is deleted. At the moment, it is mainly used for ad fraud.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Trojan.Stantiko by using real-time protection to block the bundlers that install it.
Malwarebytes blocks the bundler that installs Trojan.Stantiko
Remediation
Because the two malicious Windows services can reinstall the other if one is deleted, both must be deleted at the same time—Malwarebytes can do this. Malwarebytes can detect and remove Trojan.Stantiko without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that All Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
