Troj/VB-FPL

Posted: October 11, 2011

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Threat Level:	9/10
Infected PCs:	60

First Seen:	October 11, 2011
Last Seen:	April 23, 2020
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Troj/VB-FPL is a Trojan that's spread by corrupted .zip files that are, in turn, propagated by fake invoice e-mail messages. Because Troj/VB-FPL invoice messages use the name of legitimate companies and a spoof website that resembles a legitimate shopping site, you may be lured into installing Troj/VB-FPL by mistake. In such cases, SpywareRemove.com malware experts strongly recommend that you clean your PC with a suitable anti-malware program and remove Troj/VB-FPL, before Troj/VB-FPL can cause real damage. Like other Trojans, Troj/VB-FPL may attack your security settings, allow criminals to control your computer via backdoor exploits or install other types of malicious software. If you find a Troj/VB-FPL fake invoice message in your mailbox, as long as you delete the e-mail message without further interaction, your PC should remain safe from Troj/VB-FPL attacks.

Troj/VB-FPL's Fake Bill... and the Real Price That It Makes You Pay

Troj/VB-FPL has been noted to spread in recent e-mail-based attacks that utilize fake YesAsia.com invoices. YesAsia.com, as a widely-used shopping website, can easily be seen as a legitimate source of invoices, but Troj/VB-FPL's invoice is a fake form that's generated to make you panic about canceling a fee that you did nothing to deserve. Troj/VB-FPL invoices will resemble professional invoice e-mail messages, complete with catalog numbers for products, order numbers, taxes, shipping methods and, of course, a payment method.

This fake invoice provides several links, not to YesAsia.com, but to a spoof site at YesAsia-invoices.com which isn't affiliated with a legitimate company. In fact, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have noted that YesAsia-invoices.com was only registered October 10th, making it an extremely recent addition to the library of online scams. If you fall for the scam and click any of this invoice's links, you'll be directed to a .zip file that contains a Troj/VB-FPL Trojan. Some anti-malware products will also detect the .zip file itself by the label of Mal/BredoZp-B.

Canceling Troj/VB-FPL's Charge to Your PC

If you've opened Troj/VB-FPL's file and installed Troj/VB-FPL before realizing Troj/VB-FPL's nature as a Trojan, you should take appropriate steps to limit Troj/VB-FPL's attacks against your PC before removing Troj/VB-FPL with a good anti-malware product. Like the website Troj/VB-FPL is hosted on, Troj/VB-FPL is a relatively new PC threat and may require the latest threat database updates to be detected. Highly-probable risks from a Troj/VB-FPL infection that SpywareRemove.com malware research team has noted include:

Loss of control over your PC, due to criminals exploiting backdoor vulnerabilities to control the computer without permission. This measure may be undetectable in terms of visual symptoms, but can be a cause of DDoS attacks, spam, system instability and low system resources.
Suffering from stolen information, including private data like personal identity-related information or passwords. Troj/VB-FPL may attempt to install keyloggers or other forms of spyware that monitor keystrokes, visual data on the monitor or cached browser information.
Problems with security-related settings, especially your firewall and network ports.
Being unable to use security programs, such as anti-malware scanners, Windows Update, MSConfig or Windows Task Manager.

Safe Mode, appropriate usage of anti-malware software and standard anti-malware procedures can delete Troj/VB-FPL from your PC; however, although this may become more difficult than before, the longer you wait to get rid of Troj/VB-FPL.

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:

Invoice-Y4C20111010C.zip

File name: Invoice-Y4C20111010C.zip
Size: 831.48 KB (831488 bytes)
MD5: 32cd46571103505d4e8d3792c9940d0f
Detection count: 40
Mime Type: unknown/zip
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 13, 2011

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\newegg.exe

File name: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\newegg.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunHKCU\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\INSTALL\DATEHKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunHKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfileHKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\ListHKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run