Rootkit.Komodia.PUA
Short bio
Rootkit.Komodia.PUA is the name of detections for software which uses a particular SSL hijacker designed by Komodia. The hijacker is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. This is hidden from users using a special rootkit. At the time when this was revealed, the SSL hijack is also called “Superfish”.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from Rootkit.Komodia.PUA using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks Rootkit.Komodia.PUA
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove Rootkit.Komodia.PUA without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.