How to remove the nbt virus

Most antivirus programs identify nbt.exe as malware—e.g. TrendMicro identifies it as TROJ_GEN.RCBC8IB, and F-Secure identifies it as Trojan.Generic.KDV.666895.

The nbt.exe file is a software component of Win32 Backdoor Trojan.
A file known as "nbt.exe" is a file launched by explorer.exe in Windows. This particular file is a backdoor Trojan-type virus that modifies certain system files to give it administrative control. With the control, the file runs automatically and fools Windows into thinking it is safe to run. It opens hidden operational functionality to allow remote hacking control. The file is basically used to steal keystrokes, passwords, banking credentials, credit card information, etc. In addition, the newfound permitted control of Windows allows startup editing, system file corruption, additional virus installations, etc.

NBT stands for Network Backdoor Trojan


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Nbt.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with nbt
Nbt.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process appears to belong to software NBT by comName.

Description: Nbt.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. The nbt.exe file is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder. Known file sizes on Windows 10/8/7/XP are 724,992 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 517,216 bytes or 618,496 bytes. 
The process has no file description. The program is not visible. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: MACHINE\Run, Run). It is not a Windows system file. Nbt.exe is able to record keyboard and mouse inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 76% dangerous.

Uninstalling this variant: In case you experience problems using nbt.exe, you can uninstall NBT from your computer using the Control Panel applet Uninstall a Program.

Recommended: Identify nbt.exe related errors

Important: You should check the nbt.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. If NBT has changed your browser's search engine and start page, you can recover your browser's default settings as follows:

Reset default browser settings for Internet-Explorer ▾
  2. Click Internet options.
  3. Click the Advanced tab.
  4. Click the Reset... button.
  5. Enable the Delete personal settings option.


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Best practices for resolving nbt issues

The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: Security Task Manager examines the active nbt process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. Malwarebytes' well-known anti-malware tool tells you if the nbt.exe on your computer displays annoying ads, slowing it down. This type of unwanted adware program is not considered by some antivirus software to be a virus and is therefore not marked for cleanup.



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