Trojan.Js.Win32.Cromex.a

Posted: May 30, 2012

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	30

First Seen:	May 30, 2012
Last Seen:	May 24, 2024
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a is a spyware program that does its best to steal passwords and login names from gaming and gambling-related websites. In an unusual example of multiple layers of deception, Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a also disguises its installation file twice-over: first, as a fake key generator for Steam games, and secondly as the WebRep plugin for the Chrome browser. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have also found that new versions of Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a are capable of promoting themselves by automatically generating 'like' votes for YouTube videos that promote Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a's fake keygen application. Since key generators are, themselves, completely illegal applications that are often used to distribute PC threats like Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a, it's recommended that you avoid them in general, as well as scan your computer after any potential exposure to a Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a-infected application.

Why Greed for Gaming Equates to a Savaging by Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a

Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a makes a point on profiting from humanity's effectively infinite craving for entertainment products by promoting itself as a Steam keygen or key generator. Since a game application's key is the only thing that's required to prove ownership of a Steam game and thus add its entire functionality to your online library, the potential in such an application is obvious – but, of course, the YouTube videos that promote this fake keygen are just another way for your PC to get infected. At the time of this writing, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have found that YouTube hasn't yet taken down the relevant YouTube videos, which enjoy artificially-bolstered 'like' ratings due to fake clicks that are generated by the latest version of Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a.

Following any of the links that are provided in these YouTube movies will cause you to download Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a, which then proceeds to install other malicious components in the form of a fake Avast-brand WebRep toolbar. The additional components, which SpywareRemove.com malware analysts have identified as JavaScript files, may be labeled Trojan.Js.Win32.Cromex.a by relevant anti-malware products. Since the real WebRep plugin is a completely legitimate browser add-on, victims may be tempted to think that there's nothing wrong – even if they didn't get the key generator that they were hoping to find.

Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a: Turning Your Dreams of New Gaming Horizons into Attacks on the Old Ones

Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a is also an example of cookie-based exploitation, since Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a uses cookie files as a method of storing and transferring personal information from your PC into criminal hands. After its installation, Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a monitors browser activity as Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a relates to text strings for Google, Steam, Minecraft, Gameforge, Windows Live and similar websites for gaming, social networking and online gambling. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers particularly warn against Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a's attempts to steal information that's submitted through browser-based forms, including logins and passwords.

However, since Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a can receive updates from theonlyone[dot]goodluckwith [dot]us/request[dot]php, Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a may be upgraded to target different websites in the future. As a general precaution, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you remove Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a as soon as you can acquire anti-malware software to guarantee Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a's complete deletion and change all potentially-compromised passwords immediately afterward.

Trojan.Js.Win32.Cromex.a

Threat Metric

Why Greed for Gaming Equates to a Savaging by Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a

Trojan.Win32.Cromex.a: Turning Your Dreams of New Gaming Horizons into Attacks on the Old Ones

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