Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm
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| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 69 |
| First Seen: | April 3, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | March 15, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm Trojan is a dangerous spy Trojan first detected in November of 2011. Law enforcement cracked down on the Russian creators of this severe malware infection and made a series of arrests in March of 2012. However, Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm continues to be active and that criminals are still using Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm to gain access to confidential information. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm belongs to a family of Trojans known as Carberp Trojan. These will often be delivered through known exploits, such as the JavaScript exploit JS/Blacole or through attack websites using Exploit kits like the Black Hole Exploit Kit.
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm has the capability to steal banking information as well as data belonging to many commonly-used applications. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm can also export any certificates installed on the victim's computer system, take screenshots of the victim's activity and save any keystrokes made on the infected computer's keyboard. The most dangerous aspect of Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm is the fact that an infection with this malware threat is silent and triggers no symptoms on the victim's computer. Spy Trojans like Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm rely on being able to remain in the victim's hard drive without being detected in order to steal information and send it to a remote server.
How Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm Infects Your Computer System
Usually, Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm will reside in the startup folder in the form of an executable file. It is designed to load into system processes in order to hide its own files. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm will download several plug-ins from a specific IP address. These plug-ins include a plug-in that allows Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm to capture passwords that are used by various commonly used applications, a plug-in that gives this malware threat the ability to stop common security file processes, and one that, ironically, allows Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm to detect and remove certain other malware on the victim's computer that may interfere with its own infection. Applications vulnerable to the password stealing plug-in included in Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm infection include FTP applications, network software, Instant Messaging clients, email clients and web browsers. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm then sends this information to a remote server with a variable IP address or domain name. ESG malware analysts have observed that this server changes constantly but that almost all of its addresses point to locations in the Russian Federation.
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