CTA: Malwarebiter.com

CTA: Malwarebiter.com

URGENT:

Malwarebytes mimic site ‘

Malwarebiter(dot)com’

hosts fake anti-malware product and spreads malware.

ACTION:

Do NOT visit ‘

Malwarebiter(dot)com

‘ unless you are using a secured environment (i.e. Virtual Machine or Sandbox)

DETAILS:

A product known as ‘Malwarebiter’ is being advertised as the ‘Worlds Greatest Anti-Malware Software’ is actually fake Anti-Malware software that detects legitimate files as malware (i.e. False Positives) and fails to detect any real malware.

 

In addition, the website for ‘Malwarebiter Anti-Malware‘ spread Zeus Trojan malware via a Java or PDF drive-by exploit and it is not advised to visit this site unless you are using a secured environment such as a sandbox application or virtual machine.

Malwarebiterhomepage

The current detection ratio for a single sample of the downloaded malware, according to VirusTotal, is 6/46:

detection

Click the image to see the full VirusTotal scan.

Currently all malware being used in these exploit attacks are detected by Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scans with up-to-date definitions as Spyware.Zbot.ED.

We will soon be posting an in-depth report on this threat so stay tuned and stay safe!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adam Kujawa

Director of Malwarebytes Labs

Over 14 years of experience fighting malware on the front lines and behind the scenes. Frequently anachronistic.