BDS/Andromeda.EB.6

Posted: November 22, 2012

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	26

First Seen:	November 25, 2012
Last Seen:	September 21, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 is a backdoor trojan that uses fake Booking.com e-mails to distribute itself to new PCs – along with potentially exploiting removable drive devices (such as USB thumb drives). Because SpywareRemove.com malware experts have confirmed that BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 includes security-disabling features that could allow criminals to control your computer, you should respond to any potential BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 infection with all due haste and use an updated anti-malware program to remove BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 safely. Meanwhile, deleting spam e-mails carrying BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 and keeping your security in-hand while using removable hard drives devices are your best defenses against getting a BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 infection in the first place.

Booking Passage to Big Trouble with BDS/Andromeda.EB.6

BDS/Andromeda.EB.6's main method of infecting a new computer is through e-mail spam. Recent BDS/Andromeda.EB.6-related spam attacks have pretended to be notifications from Booking.com about electronic room reservations, although they should be noticeable as fraudulent due to their request to open a file attachment. These e-mail messages use a rotation of different subject headers and forge their sender addresses to look legitimate.

The file attachment (a ZIP archive) includes an installer EXE for BDS/Andromeda.EB.6. Once you launch this file, your computer will be compromised by BDS/Andromeda.EB.6, which can be detected by other aliases, such as Worm:Win32/Gamarue.I, Trojan-Dropper:W32/Agent.DUER, Backdoor.Win32.Androm.gi, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Wauchos.A, W32/Falab.J5.gen!Eldorado and Trojan.Generic.KDV.704509.

Due to BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 being newly-identified, some anti-malware vendors have yet to develop a definition for BDS/Andromeda.EB.6. As a precaution, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you update your anti-malware programs whenever you're trying to isolate and delete BDS/Andromeda.EB.6.

Don't End Up Under BDS/Andromeda.EB.6's Bad Star

BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 includes features that, while typical for backdoor trojans, nonetheless are capable of endangering your PC in meaningful ways. Attacks by BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 that SpywareRemove.com malware experts have highlighted include:

BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 makes contact with a C&C server after its installation, which can allow criminals to instruct BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 in additional attacks.
BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 may install other malware without your consent.
BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 runs whenever Windows starts (due to basic Registry-based exploits).
BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 may inject its code into unrelated Windows processes (to conceal itself and prevent its deletion).

Taken as a whole, these attacks can let BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 grant control of your computer to criminals, subject your computer to a range of attacks (from browser redirects to fake pop-up alerts and other possibilities), reduce your computer's security settings or steal confidential information. SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends that you consider BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 a potential high-level threat and use anti-malware scans to remove BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 in any circumstances where you think BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 might be on your computer.

Since BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 also may infect removable drives, removable drive devices shouldn't be shared without being disinfected. Failure to do this can allow BDS/Andromeda.EB.6 to install itself on any computer that uses an infected device – without any other actions required on the part of the PC's user.

BDS/Andromeda.EB.6

Threat Metric

Booking Passage to Big Trouble with BDS/Andromeda.EB.6

Don't End Up Under BDS/Andromeda.EB.6's Bad Star

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