Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl

Posted: April 3, 2012

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	31

First Seen:	April 3, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl is a variant of the Carberp Trojan, a Trojan family that spies on your PC for the purpose of stealing bank account information. Since Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl was only identified as a PC threat in the past month, non-updated anti-malware products may be unable to detect Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl, which is installed via a BlackHole Exploit Kit attack at the Russian radio-mowar.ru website. Although SpywareRemove.com malware research team emphasizes that radio-mowar.ru is a normally harmless website that's merely another victim of hacking, any visits to radio-mowar.ru may still cause your PC to be infected by both Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl and other types of spyware Trojans until this vulnerability has been closed. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl doesn't display obvious symptoms of being installed, including an independent memory process, and you should always detect and delete Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl with anti-malware software instead of trying to remove Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl by yourself.

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl – Just in Case One Version of Spyware Wasn't Enough to Ratchet Up Your Paranoia

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl, like another Trojan that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl is installed alongside with, is a Carberp variant that steals financial information while hiding its presence on your computer. Recent Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl attacks have exploited the compromised radio-mowar.ru site, a Russian gaming site that had malicious exploits inserted forcibly into its code in a recent hacking attack. Until this issue is resolved, it's recommended that you consider the possibility of your PC being infected after any contact with radio-mowar.ru. Besides Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl and Trojan-Spy.Win32.Carberp.epm, a third spyware Trojan is also installed in this attack: Trojan-PSW.Win32.Agent.acne.

These Trojans, including Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl, are all built to steal passwords and other account-related information for your bank account. If you suspect that your computer could be compromised by Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl or a related type of spyware, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts recommend avoiding any use of bank-related sites until you've disinfected your PC. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl and other Carberp-derived Trojans will not show obvious signs of their attacks and can even inject their code into explorer.exe to allow them to run undetectably at all times.

Keeping Your PC Free of Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl and Your Bank Account Free of Theft

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl can be detected and removed by anti-malware products, but due to its recently emerged nature may require updates for total identification. Since Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl is a high-level security and privacy risk and shows so few symptoms of its attacks, SpywareRemove.com malware research team suggests avoidance of Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl installation attacks in preference over needing to know how to delete a Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl infection. It's also recommended for you to assume that multiple PC threats are on your computer if you think Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl is installed, since all recent Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl attacks have also installed other types of spyware Trojans, in addition to Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl.

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl installation attacks can be mitigated by having a secure web browser, especially with regards to Flash and Java usage. Disabling these features and other vulnerable functions when around suspicious sites can help to block off the majority of routes for Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl's installation. Lacking these script packages in the first place can effectively perform the same function. SpywareRemove.com malware experts also note that Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl is limited to attacking Windows operating systems, although most versions of Windows should be considered vulnerable to Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl's spying efforts.

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl

Threat Metric

Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl – Just in Case One Version of Spyware Wasn't Enough to Ratchet Up Your Paranoia

Keeping Your PC Free of Trojan-Spy.Win32.Varberp.epl and Your Bank Account Free of Theft

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