Acid Battery (1.0)
Server name: Acid Battery
Version: 1.0
Different versions:  NA
Tested: Yes, on Windows 95 and Windows NT
Server size: 150K
Server files: server.exe
Server icon:

Infects: Windows 95/98/ME
Autoloads: Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Key: Explorer
Default port: 32418 TCP
Can port be changed: Yes

Server Features

  • Beep manager
  • Control mouse
  • Disable/enable CTRL-ALT-DEL
  • Exit windows
  • File manager
  • Flash colors
  • Freeze system
  • FTP server
  • Get cached passwords
  • Get screen shot
  • Hide/show mouse
  • Hide/show start button
  • Hide/show startpanel
  • Open/Close CD-Rom
  • Send message
  • Write in notepad
  • Write on desktop

 
Comments 
Acid Battery 1.0 is a trojan from 1999. This trojan has a simple client and a normal range of features. However, when removing it, you should be careful because the server copies itself as ExpIorer.exe in the windows directory, which can easily be confused with Explorer.exe. The correct Explorer.exe is usually larger then 150 kilobytes and has a different icon then the trojan. The trojan server's letter “I” in the word “ExpIorer” is actually an upper case i, while the real Explorer.exe's letter “l” is a lowercase L. 

How To Remove 
Quick fix: no quick fix programs
Manual removal:

  1. Remove the Explorer key in the registry located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.  That can be done with regedit or any other registry editing program. 
  2. Reboot the computer or close ExpIorer.exe (after the p is a captial i not L).
  3. Delete the trojan file ExpIorer.exe(after the p is a captial i not L) in the windows directory. 

 
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