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- TROJ_FEBUSER.A
Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
Downloaded from the Internet, Via social networking sites
This malware is related to the malicious link spammed via Facebook that allegedly points to a video recording of a young woman committing suicide on camera. When executed it drops malicious files and installs bogus browser plugins detected as JS_FEBUSER.A.
To get a one-glance comprehensive view of the behavior of this Trojan, refer to the Threat Diagram shown below.
This Trojan may arrive on a system by clicking spammed malicious links on the social networking site Facebook.
229,776 bytes
EXE
No
25 Jul 2013
Drops files
Arrival Details
This Trojan may be downloaded from the following remote site(s):
It may arrive on a system by clicking spammed malicious links on the social networking site Facebook.
Installation
This Trojan drops the following component file(s):
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
It drops the following non-malicious file:
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista and 7.)
NOTES:
This malware installs the following extensions as Mozilla Service Pack 5.0 (for Mozilla Firefox)/Chrome Service Pack (for Google Chrome) to certain web browsers:
It connects to the following URL to update its stat counter:
9.300
10.176.07
25 Jul 2013
10.177.00
25 Jul 2013
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as TROJ_FEBUSER.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
NOTES:
To uninstall add-ons or plug-ins to your web browser, please follow these steps:
For Chrome users: