Case Study: Binatech stops a Qakbot banking Trojan and protects SMB clients with Huntress

Binatech Uses Huntress to Protect SMBs & Stop a Banking Trojan in its Tracks

Binatech, a 30‑year IT services firm serving SMBs, relies on Huntress as a “last line of defense” to find threats that bypass firewalls and antivirus. The team faced a real test when a client unwittingly unleashed Qakbot, a banking trojan designed to evade preventive tools, putting client finances and credentials at risk.

Huntress’ platform detected newly created Windows auto‑start persistence and its ThreatOps team produced a clear incident report; using that alert Binatech disconnected the infected machine and reset all tied passwords within twenty minutes. Huntress not only stopped the Qakbot infection but enabled rapid remediation (including Assisted Remediation one‑click actions), preserved client funds, strengthened Binatech’s security posture, and helped the MSP demonstrate value and upsell services.

Binatech

James R Otis

Vice President of Technical Services