Mal/Zbot-JG

Posted: November 23, 2012

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	7

First Seen:	November 25, 2012
Last Seen:	October 18, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Mal/Zbot-JG is a variant of Zeus (AKA Zbot or Keylogger Zeus), a multi-purpose backdoor trojan and spyware program that boasts an exceptionally robust feature set for stealing confidential login information. Mal/Zbot-JG and other Zeus variants are most well-known for compromising bank accounts, but virtually any form of information on your PC may be stolen by Mal/Zbot-JG, which currently is distributed on Blackhole Exploit Kit-hosting sites as a fake browser update. Any contact with this site may infect your PC with Mal/Zbot-JG, and SpywareRemove.com malware researchers strongly urge you to use anti-malware software to find and remove Mal/Zbot-JG if your PC is exposed to this site or related threats (as explained in this article).

Mal/Zbot-JG: Getting to You by the High Road or the Low One, Whichever is Necessary

Zeus is an astoundingly flexible and well-distributed trojan that's been confirmed to have compromised tens of thousands of different accounts. However, Mal/Zbot-JG is a newly-arrived variant of Zeus that has a smaller pedigree to its name. Sites that install Mal/Zbot-JG may install it automatically (by using Blachole Exploit Kit-based drive-by-downloads), or they may encourage you to infect your own computer by offering Mal/Zbot-JG as an update for your web browser.

Mal/Zbot-JG-related sites have, themselves, been found being promoted by fake iTunes e-mail messages. These messages pose as invoices and list outrageously high charges in an attempt to get victims to click their links – thus taking them to Mal/Zbot-JG's site and infecting their computers. To block drive-by-downloads, updating your software and disabling risky browser features can be beneficial, but SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you delete e-mails reminiscent to Mal/Zbot-JG on sight and use safe means of navigating to such sites whenever it's required.

Mal/Zbot-JG and the Browser Update That Takes You for Everything You Have

Mal/Zbot-JG includes the major features that are definitive of most variants of Keylogger Zeus. As a sophisticated and high-level threat, Mal/Zbot-JG won't display symptoms of its attacks, but it will compromise your PC's security and privacy to the greatest extent possible. Some of Mal/Zbot-JG's most significant capabilities are as follows:

Mal/Zbot-JG may steal credit card details, account names, passwords and equivalently sensitive information by monitoring data transmissions through popular sites like Amazon.com, Paypal, Blogger, Myspace, Facebook or various bank sites.
Mal/Zbot-JG also may scan cached data, cookies and certificates for similar information to steal.
Specific programs such as FTP clients and Windows e-mail accounts also may be targeted by similar attacks for the same purpose of compromising the related accounts.
Besides its spying features, Mal/Zbot-JG also uses backdoor functions that can let criminals control your PC through a remote server. Commands that are issued through this server can include launching programs, changing your system settings, injecting malicious content into safe web pages, renaming files, updating Mal/Zbot-JG, forcing your account to log off or forcing your PC to restart.

Mal/Zbot-JG also makes a concerted effort to disable various browser security features and applications (like your firewall or anti-virus scanner) that are related to your computer's security. As a peril to your computer and everything in it, Mal/Zbot-JG should be removed quickly and with the strongest anti-malware software that's available.

However, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts would recommend that you avoid suspicious sites that install Mal/Zbot-JG preferentially over trying to figure out how to delete Mal/Zbot-JG.

Mal/Zbot-JG

Threat Metric

Mal/Zbot-JG: Getting to You by the High Road or the Low One, Whichever is Necessary

Mal/Zbot-JG and the Browser Update That Takes You for Everything You Have

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