Comfoo

Posted: August 8, 2013

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	7

First Seen:	August 8, 2013
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Comfoo is a spyware Trojan that is specialized for stealing confidential information. Although Comfoo is not distributed in the wild and usually only is related to specifically targeted attacks against individual organizations based in Asia, its capabilities are sufficiently sophisticated as to allow virtually all information to be stolen – without showing any symptoms during the course of the thefts. Comfoo also usually consists of multiple components and even can be related to separate PC threats, such as Poison Ivy, which are just as dangerous to your PC's security as Comfoo, itself. With all of this in mind, it shouldn't be surprising that SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend using strong anti-malware software to remove Comfoo or block the original infections, which have an average lifetime of over half a year before they're caught and deleted.

Comfoo: the Chinese Spy that's Coming for You

Comfoo is a spyware program that's used in attacks against various government and business institutions in southeastern Asia, and its history is one of understated but effective that has tended to minimize its complicity in news headlines. Although one of the most noteworthy attacks involving Comfoo took place in 2010 (an attack against the RSA branch of Australia's EMC Corporation that also used the Poison Ivy backdoor Trojan), Comfoo has been in development from at least 2006. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers and others in the industry have noted numerous variants of Comfoo indicative of its ongoing development, with the count currently at over two hundred.

Comfoo's payload primary is designed to allow the theft of personal information through keylogging, 'man-in-the-middle' browser attacks and similar techniques that record and transfer your information without showing any symptoms. However, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn that Comfoo also is a fully-functional RAT or Remote Administration Tool. Malicious RATs like Comfoo are essentially backdoor Trojans, able to allow criminals to control your computer through remote Command & Control servers. This level of control can allow Comfoo to install other malware, delete files or modify your system settings without your permission (as just a few examples of its capabilities).

Don't Be the Fool that Comfoo Uses for Profit

Targeted attacks distributing Comfoo Trojans usually are initiated through spam e-mail. Business and government employees in Asia should be cautious about opening file attachments from unusual e-mail messages – since such attachments often are Trojan droppers that can install Comfoo and similar PC threats automatically. Updating your software can help to minimize the amount of vulnerabilities that could be used to install Comfoo, but this never should be treated as a substitute for having good anti-malware security.

Deleting Comfoo always should use anti-malware tools that can remove all of Comfoo's components and also catch any other malware related to a Comfoo infection. After removing Comfoo, you also may wish to consider re-securing any potentially leaked information. By default, SpywareRemove.com malware experts warn that Comfoo often will steal information such as account names, passwords and various basic OS details that could be used against your PC in future attacks.

Comfoo

Threat Metric

Comfoo: the Chinese Spy that's Coming for You

Don't Be the Fool that Comfoo Uses for Profit

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