Beebus

Posted: February 8, 2013

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Ranking:	2,805
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	6,923

First Seen:	February 8, 2013
Last Seen:	October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Beebus is a backdoor Trojan that targets entities that are affiliated with national defense and aerospace (flight operations related to both Earth's atmosphere and outer space). Some PC security researchers estimate that Beebus's attacks originate from China and are politically-motivated, although SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that any Windows PC can be equally compromised by Beebus's attacks. Since Beebus's payload includes functions to conceal itself, steal personal information and install other PC threats automatically, you only should use advanced anti-malware software to delete Beebus, which is a high-level threat to your computer's safety.

Beebus: the Unexpected Document with an Unpleasant Surprise

While Beebus sometimes is distributed via malicious sites that use drive-by-download attacks to install Beebus indiscriminately, Beebus's primary vehicle for transportation is e-mail. By using targeted e-mail attacks that include malicious document files, Trojan droppers exploit known software vulnerabilities to install Beebus on computers that are related to military defense, aeronautical operations and astronautical operations.

Once Beebus is been installed by either a hostile site or an e-mail-transmitted Trojan, Beebus gathers up basic information about your PC's operating system and related settings. This information is encrypted and sent to a C&C server, which may instruct Beebus to make other attacks. Beebus includes a broad level of backdoor Trojan-related functions such as:

The installation of specialized Trojans that steal other information, disrupt your PC's basic operations or disable security-related features. Since other components of Beebus are installed in the form of modules, any one Beebus infection can easily add extra attack features like this onto itself.
A DLL exploit that forces Windows to load Beebus automatically (Beebus has not been observed attacking other operating systems).

Defending Your PC Against Beebus... to Defend Your Country Against Cyber-Threats

Since Beebus conceals some of its files in the Windows directory as DLL-based system components, you shouldn't try to remove Beebus manually if other solutions are available. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also encourage you to make any anti-malware scans for removing Beebus exhaustive enough to detect related PC threats, such as spyware modules, that may be capable of attacks of their own. A failure to remove all of Beebus's components may result in other attacks or even the reinstallation of Beebus, itself.

Even though Beebus's attacks appear to be targeted at specific industries, drive-by-download attacks that serve as Beebus's secondary infection vectors can infect any PC that's exposed to the relevant website. Such sites may be either malicious (crafted explicitly to install Beebus) or compromised (hacked by third parties who insert harmful content into the code of an otherwise normal site). Accordingly, SpywareRemove.com malware experts also stress the usefulness of strong browser security for avoiding possible Beebus infections.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

ntshrui.DLL

File name: ntshrui.DLL
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/DLL
Group: Malware file

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

hloginassistant.co