Frauder Trojan

The Frauder trojan is a destructive virus designed by cyber criminals. It is delivered in a variety of ways including bundled software installers, spam email, redirection attacks and exploit kits.

Threat ID:: CC-1493
Category:: Spyware, Trojan
Threat Severity:: Medium
Threat Vector:: Email spam, Drive by download
Published:: 29 June 2017 12:00 AM

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Summary

The Frauder trojan is a destructive virus designed by cyber criminals. It is delivered in a variety of ways including bundled software installers, spam email, redirection attacks and exploit kits.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows - all versions

Threat details

Frauder will drop malicious files on the affected host and edit registry settings to gain persistence. The malware is highly resource intensive which dramatically reduces the performance of the affected host and can even disrupt the basic functioning of the system. This has been the most common symptom shown by affected systems.

The Frauder malware can infiltrate further malware parasites onto the affected host and is capable of allowing an attacker remote access to the system. Frauder has the ability to monitor a user's online activity, collect sensitive information such as bank details and confidential documents.

Remediation advice

To prevent and detect a Trojan infection, ensure that:

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails. All operating systems, antivirus and other security products are kept up to date. All day-to-day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts. Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity.

Type

Step

A robust program of education and awareness training is delivered to users to ensure they don’t open attachments or follow links within unsolicited emails.
All operating systems, antivirus and other security products are kept up to date.
All day-to-day computer activities such as email and internet are performed using non-administrative accounts.
Network, proxy and firewall logs should be monitored for suspicious activity.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:31 am