Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne
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| Ranking: | 9,131 |
| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 1,094 |
| First Seen: | April 3, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | September 14, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne Trojan is a password stealer that has been observed to perform a support functions in recent attacks involving Trojans in the Carberp, family of malware. Malware like Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne is designed to reside silently on a victim's computer, causing no alarming symptoms of the attack. In this way, Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne can effectively steal the victim's confidential information without their knowledge. Because of this, ESG security analysts consider it to be essential to maintain all components on your computer fully updated, since prevention is the best way to deal with malware like Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne. Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne is often part of a multi-component malware attack aimed at stealing baking information and passwords for many applications. One recently publicized Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne attack involved the Russian gaming website radio-mowar.ru, which was hacked in order to use the Black Hole Exploit Kit in order to infect victims with several spy Trojans. If you have had any contact with this website, ESG security analysts strongly recommend ensuring that your computer has not become compromised and that your account passwords are safe.
How Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne Invades Your Computer System
ESG malware analysts consider that Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne is a severe threat to your privacy and to your computer system's security. As of the writing of this report, the only Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne large-scale attack reported is the one corresponding to the radio-mowar.ru website. To enter your computer system, Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne uses two exploits, the well-known CVE-2010-0188 JavaScript exploit and the Adobe Reader 9.0 exploit known as CVE-2011-3544. Disabling this software can stop the attack in its tracks. It is also advisable to ensure that the website traffbiz.ru is in your web browser's and malware scanner's blacklist, since this website helps enable these and many other malware attacks.
Like many spy Trojans, Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne can take screenshots and keep track of your keystrokes. It can also be configured to target specific banks, websites or applications. Detecting a Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne infection can be difficult because Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne contains components that allow Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne to inject its code into other file processes, effectively hiding itself by covering itself up with common Windows file processes. Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne and its associated malware has also been known to disable security software found on the victim's computer and even going as far as to disable other spy Trojans that may interfere with its operation (such as malware in the Zbot family).
URLs
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne may call the following URLs:
| tomoviesable.ru |
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